Lime Ginger Bars Food

KEY LIME BARS

Steps:

• Make crust: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Stir together graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and butter in a small bowl. Press evenly onto bottom of an 8-inch square glass baking dish. Bake until dry and golden brown, about 10 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack. (Leave oven on.)
• Make filling: Put egg yolks and lime zest in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Mix on high speed until very thick, about 5 minutes. Reduce speed to medium. Add condensed milk in a slow, steady stream, mixing constantly. Raise speed to high; mix until thick, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed to low. Add lime juice; mix until just combined.
• Spread filling evenly over crust using a spatula. Bake, rotating dish halfway through, until filling is just set, about 10 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack. Refrigerate at least 4 hours (or overnight).
• Cut into 2-by-2-inch bars. Put cream in the clean bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the clean whisk attachment. Mix on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form. Garnish bars with whipped cream and a slice of lime.

GINGER AND LIME SALMON

Steps:

• Set oven rack about 6 to 8 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler; if broiler setting has Low setting, set broiler to that. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Place salmon, skin side down, on the prepared baking sheet; rub salmon with olive oil. Season with seafood seasoning and black pepper. Arrange ginger slices atop salmon and sprinkle with garlic. Place lime slices over ginger-garlic layer.
• Broil salmon until hot and beginning to turn opaque, about 10 minutes; watch carefully. If broiler has a High setting, turn broiler to that setting and continue broiling until salmon is cooked through and flakes easily with a fork, 5 to 10 more minutes.

LIME & GINGER BARS

Steps:

• Line a 18 x 23 cm roasting tin with foil, then lightly grease. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and put a baking sheet in to heat up. Crush the biscuits until very fine.
• Mix the crumbs and butter together well, then press into the bottom of the tin, squashing down firmly. Slide tin onto the baking sheet and bake for 20 mins until very dark golden all over.
• Meanwhile, make the filling. Stir the flour and sugar together, make a well in the middle, then work in the eggs and yolk until smooth. Mix in the lime zest and juice. Pour the filling onto the hot base, return to the oven and turn the heat down to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Bake for 20 mins or until set in the middle. Cool on a wire rack, then cut into bars.

LIME BARS

Steps:

• In bowl, combine flour and powdered sugar; cut in butter.
• Press into 13x9" pan.
• Bake 350°F for 20-25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, beat eggs on high till pale yellow.
• Gradually add sugar and salt and lime juice.
• Continue beating on high.
• Pour over hot crust.
• Bake another 20-25 minutes until golden brown. Sprinkle with more powdered sugar. Cool and cut into bars.
• Makes 4 1/2 dozen.
• NOTE- You may add 2 drops of green food coloring to egg mixture for that lime green color -- .

HOMEMADE GINGER LIMEADE

Steps:

• Place the 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of water in a saucepan and heat over medium heat to dissolve the sugar. Bring to a simmer. Once all the sugar has dissolved and the syrup starts to boil, set it aside to cool.
• Place the 3 oz fresh ginger and 1 tbsp water (upto 3 tbsp) in a mini processor, and pulse until well blended and pureed. Strain the ginger juice through a sieve, pressing down on the pulp to get the most out of the ginger. Set aside ¼ cup of this ginger juice.
• Alternatively, if you have a juicer, juice enough ginger to get 3 tbsp of pure ginger juice.
• Mix the ginger and salt with the 1.5 cups of lime juice. Add up to 1 - 1.5 cups of sugar syrup to sweeten the ginger lime juice (change the amount of sugar you add according to your tastes).
• Pour into a clean bottle/jar with a closeable cap and leave in the fridge to chill until needed.

LIME GINGER SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line an 8 inch square baking pan with foil, leaving a 2 inch overhang; grease foil thoroughly.
• To prepare crust, process 1 cup flour, brown sugar and 1/4 tsp salt in a food processor just until combined. Add butter and pecans. Process, using an on/off motion, until a coarse meal forms.
• Press mixture into prepared pan. Bake at 350°F for 25 minutes or until golden brown.
• Meanwhile, whisk together eggs, sugar, 2 tbsp flour, baking powder, dash of salt, lime juice, lime peel and vanilla.
• Remove pan from oven and immediately pour egg mixture over hot crust. Sprinkle with ginger.
• Bake at 350°F until set, about 25 minutes. Cool in pan on a rack.
• Using foil as an aid, lift square from pan. Gently peel off foil.
• Dust with icing sugar; cut into squares. Refrigerate for up to 4 days. May be frozen for up to 1 month.

GINGER-LIME SQUARES

Steps:

• FOR CRUST:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 8-inch square baking dish with foil; generously butter foil. Mix flour, sugar and salt in processor. Add butter and pecans and blend until fine meal forms. Press onto bottom of prepared dish. Bake until golden brown, about 25 minutes.
• FILLING:
• Puree first 6 ingredients in processor.
• Pour filling onto hot crust. Top with ginger. Bake until filling begins to brown, about 25 minutes. Cool in pan on rack. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and let stand at room temperature.) Lift foil and cookies from pan. Gently peel foil from edges. Cut cookies into 16 squares. Sift powdered sugar over. Garnish with lime.