I did it! I successfully baked my Lemon Bars!
The crust, composed of all purpose flour, powdered sugar, a dash of salt and 1 stick of unsalted butter...all mashed together to only be mashed into the pan and chilled in the fridge for 30 min before baking.
Next, the filling, and I'm armed with one of my favorite and most used kitchen aids! The spatula!
The filling consisted of 2/3 cup of freshly squeezed lemon juice, 1/4 of lemon zest, 1 cup of sugar, 7 egg yolks, 2 full eggs and half a stick of butter. This mixed was warmed on med/high temp stove top until it thickened into a sauce that reached 170 degrees. Then the thickened mixture was sifted once through to leave behind the lemon zest before adding in 3 tbs of heavy cream to the mixture and then immediately poured into the warmed crust that was baking for 20 minutes.
Once all added, then baked for an additional 10-15 minutes...
removed from the oven and cooled for 45 minutes before adding the final touches...
The filling consisted of 2/3 cup of freshly squeezed lemon juice, 1/4 of lemon zest, 1 cup of sugar, 7 egg yolks, 2 full eggs and half a stick of butter. This mixed was warmed on med/high temp stove top until it thickened into a sauce that reached 170 degrees. Then the thickened mixture was sifted once through to leave behind the lemon zest before adding in 3 tbs of heavy cream to the mixture and then immediately poured into the warmed crust that was baking for 20 minutes.
Once all added, then baked for an additional 10-15 minutes...
removed from the oven and cooled for 45 minutes before adding the final touches...
More powdered sugar!!!
All in all these were fun to make and I was totally surprised how good they tasted in the end. Better than any other lemon bar I've tasted before (sorry ma). :)
