PATTI LABELLES LEMON BARS

Patti Labelle’s Lemon Bar’s

INGREDIENTS

 • 1 1/3 cups all purpose flour, divided plus more for dusting the pan

• 1/4 cup powdered sugar, plus more for dusting lemon bars

• 1/8 tsp table salt

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, thinly sliced, at room temp, plus more for greasing pan

• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar

• 1 tbsp lemon zest, plus 1/2 cup fresh juice (from

4 lemons)

• 4 large eggs

PREPARATION

STEP 1

preheat oven to 350. lightly grease an 8 inch square nonstick baking pan, and line it with criss crossed sheets of foil or parchment paper so that 2 inches hang over each side to create "handles". lightly grease foil, and co flour. turn pan upside down and tap to remove excess flour.

prepare the crust; whisk together 1 cup flour, powdered sugar and salt in a large bowl. add butter, and stir knead until a smooth dough forms. crumble dough forms. crumble dough into prepared baking sheet, and and even layer. freeze 15mins.

bake crust in the center rack of the preheated oven until golden, 15 to 20mins. remove from oven and set

prepare the filling: whisk together remaining 1/3 cup flour, sugar, lemon zest, juice and eggs in a large bow pour mixture over hot crust. return to oven, and bake until filling is lightly browned, 20 to 25mins

run a small sharp knife around the inside edges of the pan to loosen pastry. cool in the pan on a wire rack f

lift the foil handles to remove pastry from pan. place on rack to cool completely about 30mins. cut pastry i squares. peel off and discard foil. just before serving, sift powdered sugar over bars.