Lemons. I love lemons. I love their bright yellow color, their tart taste. I love tea with lemon, lemon chicken, lemonade, lemon méringue pie and lemon bars!!! Here is my recipe for lemon bars using Meyer lemons!!! If you cannot find Meyer lemons use regular lemons but use only four not five lemons…it will be equally delicious.
Meyer Lemon Bars
For shortbread crust – Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Grease a 9” x 13” pan with butter.
2 cups of flour
½ cup sugar
½ teaspoon salt
2 sticks (1cup) of unsalted butter. Cut butter into small cubes.
Mix together the flour, sugar, and salt. Add the butter to the bowl and cut everything together with a pastry cutter until the mixture resemble fine crumbs. Press the flour mixture into the pan and bake until golden brown around the edges, 20 -25 minutes.
Filling:
1 ½ cup of white sugar plus 1/8 cup
¼ cup of flour
4 large eggs
Zest and juice from 5 Meyer lemons
For the Meyer lemon filling: Stir together the sugar and the flour. Break in the eggs and whisk to combine then add the Meyer lemon juice and zest. Mix until well combined. Pour over the crust and bake 20 – 25 minutes.
Allow to cool in the refrigerator 2-3 hours. When cool cut into squares and sift powdered sugar over the top.