Lemon Bars

  • Preparation: 20min
  • Cooking Time: 40min
  • Serves: 16 bars

INGREDIENTS

Crust

180g Flour
– 30g Icing Sugar
– 1 teaspoon Sea Salt
– 120ml Frantoio EVOO

Filling 

4 x 70g Eggs
– 180g Caster Sugar
– 90ml Lemon Juice
– 90ml Thickened Cream
– Pinch of Salt

METHOD

Step 1

Heat oven to 150°C. Line a 20cm square baking pan. Mix flour, icing sugar and salt in a mixer. Add in slowly EVOO and combine until it forms a dough. Spread the dough in an even layer into a baking pan and blind bake 20 minutes until pastry is cooked (light brown).

Step 2

Meanwhile, whisk together eggs, caster sugar, lemon juice, salt and thickened cream.

Step 3

Pour mixture into the baked shell and bake for 20 minutes at 130°C until just set.

Step 4

When cool, cut into equal bars and sift icing sugar over the top of the bars.

Enjoy.