Miracle Lemon Bars Recipe

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I call these miracle lemon bars, because every time I make them, I find it a miracle that they always turn out fine. When you make it for the first time, you'll know what I mean by this; when you pour the gooey lemon mix in and then miraculously it all sets perfectly. Magic. I should also call these miracle lemon bars because it would be a miracle if a batch of these lasts longer than a day in my household; my husband and son devour these the moment that they are set.



I've been lucky enough to be given surplus lemons from friends and family recently, so I've been making batches of these most weeks. They're a deliciously light and buttery bite; great for an afternoon tea and easy peasy for the cooking novice hoping to bake a sweet treat to impress.

Ingredients:
For the base:
250g butter, softened
1/2 cup white sugar
2 cups plain flour

For the filling:
4 eggs
1 1/2 cups white granulated sugar
1/4 cup plain flour
Juice of 2 ripe lemons

Optional: Icing sugar

You'll need a 9x13 inch baking pan/flapjack tray

What To Do:

- Preheat oven to 175 degrees C
- Line pan/tray
- Blend together softened butter, flour and sugar. You can do this in a mixer or by hand.
- Press the blended ingredients into the bottom of your 9x13 inch pan
- Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven. Oven temperatures do vary so check to ensure that the the base is firm and golden. Once out of the oven, set aside to cool. (keep the oven on)


- In a clean bowl, whisk together the remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar and 1/4 cup flour. Whisk in the eggs and lemon juice. Pour over the baked crust. It's at this stage you start to question whether this will all work out, but have faith.
- Bake for an additional 20 minutes in the oven.


- Remove from the oven and set aside to cool. Don't panic at this point, the bars will firm up as they cool.

When the biscuits have cooled, cut into squares and watch them disappear. I like to dust my bars with icing sugar, but this is purely optional.



Tip: For the artistic amongst you, before cutting the bars grab some icing sugar, and some decorators stencils to lightly dust the top of the bars with some pretty patterns.

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