Lemon Almond Bars Food

LEMON & ALMOND SHORTBREAD BARS

Lemon & almond shortbread bars image

These zesty bars will disappear quickly so make sure you save one for yourself! Jazz up your standard shortbread recipe - great for a summer party

Provided by Cassie Best

Categories Dessert, Treat

Time 1h10m

Yield makes 12

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

125g butter , chopped
85g golden caster sugar
175g plain flour
50g ground almonds
1 tbsp milk
zest 3 lemons , plus juice 4 lemons (about 225ml juice)
5 large eggs
250g golden caster sugar
25g plain flour
25g toasted flaked almonds
icing sugar , for dusting

Steps:

Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and line a 20cm square loose-bottomed cake tin with baking parchment. Tip the butter, sugar and a pinch of salt into a large bowl, and beat with an electric whisk until pale and fluffy. Add the flour, ground almonds and milk. Use a wooden spoon and then your hands to bring the mixture together to form a dough.
Use your fingers to spread the shortbread dough over the bottom of the tin, right into the corners. Bake for 35 mins until golden.
Meanwhile, prepare the lemon topping. Whisk the lemon juice and eggs together in a jug. In a bowl, combine the sugar, flour and zest. Strain the lemon mixture through a sieve onto the sugar mixture and whisk to combine.
When the tin is cool enough to handle, wrap the outside tightly in foil - this will prevent the lemon mixture seeping out. Pour over the shortbread and return to the oven for 15 mins. Scatter over the almonds and bake for another 5 mins until the topping has set. Cool completely in the tin, then lift out, dust with icing sugar and cut into bars. Will keep in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 320 calories, Fat 14 grams fat, SaturatedFat 6 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 42 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 29 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 6 grams protein, Sodium 0.3 milligram of sodium

ALMOND-COCONUT LEMON BARS

Almond-Coconut Lemon Bars image

Give traditional lemon bars a tasty twist with the addition of almonds and coconut. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 50m

Yield 2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1/3 cup blanched almonds, toasted
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
3/4 cup cold butter, cubed
FILLING:
3 large eggs
1-1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut
1/4 cup lemon juice
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Confectioners' sugar

Steps:

In a food processor, combine the flour, confectioners' sugar, almonds and lemon zest; cover and process until nuts are finely chopped. Add butter; pulse just until mixture is crumbly. Press into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes., Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk eggs, sugar, coconut, lemon juice, flour, lemon zest and baking powder; pour over the hot crust. Bake until light golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Cut into squares.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 173 calories, Fat 8g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 39mg cholesterol, Sodium 70mg sodium, Carbohydrate 23g carbohydrate (16g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.