The Best Lemon Bars in the World

Name: The Best Lemon Bars in the World
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 9 servings
Ingredients: 0 Shortbread Crust; 10 tbsp unsalted butter, cold; 2 tbsp powdered sugar; 2 tbsp granulated sugar; 1.25 cup all-purpose flour; 0 pinch salt; 0 Lemon Curd; 4 large egg yolks; 0.75 cup sugar; 2 freshly squeezed medium lemons, again the emphasis on the freshly squeezed; 4 tbsp unsalted butter 2 teaspoons lemon zest; 0 pinch salt; 0 powdered sugar, for dusting

Sweet without being cloyingly so, buttery without being too rich, and certainly not dense. If I were to use one word to describe these lemon bars it would be, perfect. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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Prep10 min

Cook45 min

Total55 min

Servings9

Difficultyeasy

Dessert

Ingredients

0Shortbread Crust
10 tbspunsalted butter, cold
2 tbsppowdered sugar
2 tbspgranulated sugar
1.25 cupall-purpose flour
0 pinchsalt
0Lemon Curd
4 largeegg yolks
0.75 cupsugar
2freshly squeezed medium lemons, again the emphasis on the freshly squeezed
4 tbspunsalted butter 2 teaspoons lemon zest
0 pinchsalt
0powdered sugar, for dusting

Instructions

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1. Cut butter into small chunks and let it cool in the freezer.
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2. Preheat the oven to 325 F.
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3. In a food processor, process the powdered sugar, salt, and granulated sugar. Pulse on and off for 15 seconds.
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4. Add the butter. Pulse until the butter resembles small peas.
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5. Add the flour and pulse until the mixture comes together and pulls away from the sides.
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6. Lightly knead in a bowl and press into a 9x9 baking dish. No need to butter because the dough is so buttery.
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7. Dock and bake for precisely 35 min. You don't want too much color because we will bake it again later. Lightly tan is perfect.
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8. Prepare the lemon curd.
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9. Add the butter, salt, and freshly squeezed lemon juice (accept no substitutes) and place it on the stove. Stir it with a spoonula or spatula, constantly, until it thickens and resembles a hollandaise sauce, thick but still pourable. If the curd begins to boil take it off the heat immediately or else it'll curdle.
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10. Press through a strainer.
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11. Pour it directly onto the crust.
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12. Bake for an additional 10 minutes at 300 F. The top should not be wobbly.
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13. Leave to cool on the counter and then into the fridge to cool completely.
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14. Dust with powdered sugar at service.
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15. Serve with a smile. And as always, Chow!