Lemon Bars

While it’s no secret that I have an obsession with all things lemon, these lemon bars take it to a whole new level. The tang from this homemade lemon curd and the flaky shortbread are a match made in heaven.

Ingredients

Short bread:

1/2 cup melted butter

1/4 cup of sugar

1 cup of all purpose flour

pinch of salt

1/4 vanilla extract

Lemon curd:

1/3 cup of sugar

1/3 cup lemon juice

2 long pieces of lemon peel

2 large eggs

1/4 cup of butter

Directions

In a stand mixer or mixing bowl add your sugar, salt, vanilla, butter and flour. Mix until it forms a nice tacky dough. You don’t want it to be too dry

Transfer the dough to a bread pan and pat it down until you cover the whole pan. This should give you a nice thick crust

Bake it in the oven at 350 F for 25 minutes

In a pot on low heat, combine sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest, eggs and butter

Whisk continuously until it becomes a nice thick curd about 8 - 10 minutes. Remove the lemon peel pieces and discard

Pour the curd on top of your shortbread after it is done baking

Leave it to set on the counter for about an hour and then pop it in the fridge for about a half hour

Cut into triangles or squares and dust with powdered sugar

Buon appetito!