Tangy Lime Bars
May 28, 2023 22:53:58 GMT -5
Post by PurplePuppy on May 28, 2023 22:53:58 GMT -5
Tangy Lime Bars With A Brown Butter Shortbread Crust
Crust-
1 3/4 cup flour
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 cup unsalted butter
1 tablespoon lime zest
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Filling-
6 eggs
3 cups sugar
2 tablespoons lime zest
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon lime oil (optional, but recommended)
1/3 cup flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 cup fresh lime juice
Glaze-
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 tablespoon lime juice
1/8 teaspoon lime oil
1 teaspoon lime zest
3 to 4 tablespoons milk
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a 13×9 inch baking dish with foil.
In a large bowl, combine all the crust ingredients and beat on low speed with a hand mixer until it is moist and crumbly throughout. You should be able to pick up a piece and press it together in your hand and have it stay. If it doesn’t, add about a teaspoon more water and beat it again for a minute.
Press the crust mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. Slide into the oven and bake at 350 for about 20 minutes, or until the crust is lightly browned around the edges.
Meanwhile, make your lime filling- In a large bowl, combine the eggs and sugar. Use a whisk to beat until thoroughly combined. Add in the lime zest, vanilla extract, lime oil, flour and baking powder and whisk until well combined. Pour in the lime juice and whisk again just until combined.
Pour the lime filling over the hot crust. Place back in the oven and bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes, until the filling is set when lightly pressed on, light brown and doesn’t look liquidy at all. Let cool in the pan for an hour or two then place it in the fridge for about an hour at least; overnight is even better.
About an hour before you’re ready to serve, make your glaze- In a small bowl, whisk together all the glaze ingredients until smooth. Pour over the cold bars. Let set up for at least 30 minutes or so before slicing. Use the foil to lift the bars out of the pan onto a cutting board and use a knife that has been dipped in hot water then wiped dry to cut squares from the bars.
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Crust-
1 3/4 cup flour
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 cup unsalted butter
1 tablespoon lime zest
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Filling-
6 eggs
3 cups sugar
2 tablespoons lime zest
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon lime oil (optional, but recommended)
1/3 cup flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 cup fresh lime juice
Glaze-
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 tablespoon lime juice
1/8 teaspoon lime oil
1 teaspoon lime zest
3 to 4 tablespoons milk
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a 13×9 inch baking dish with foil.
In a large bowl, combine all the crust ingredients and beat on low speed with a hand mixer until it is moist and crumbly throughout. You should be able to pick up a piece and press it together in your hand and have it stay. If it doesn’t, add about a teaspoon more water and beat it again for a minute.
Press the crust mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. Slide into the oven and bake at 350 for about 20 minutes, or until the crust is lightly browned around the edges.
Meanwhile, make your lime filling- In a large bowl, combine the eggs and sugar. Use a whisk to beat until thoroughly combined. Add in the lime zest, vanilla extract, lime oil, flour and baking powder and whisk until well combined. Pour in the lime juice and whisk again just until combined.
Pour the lime filling over the hot crust. Place back in the oven and bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes, until the filling is set when lightly pressed on, light brown and doesn’t look liquidy at all. Let cool in the pan for an hour or two then place it in the fridge for about an hour at least; overnight is even better.
About an hour before you’re ready to serve, make your glaze- In a small bowl, whisk together all the glaze ingredients until smooth. Pour over the cold bars. Let set up for at least 30 minutes or so before slicing. Use the foil to lift the bars out of the pan onto a cutting board and use a knife that has been dipped in hot water then wiped dry to cut squares from the bars.
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