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Lemon Bars

Last year, my girlfriend Heather posted a recipe for lemon bars and when she came to visit me last summer, guess what she made for me? Yep, little heavenly lemon bars. Tomorrow is the elementary school’s teacher appreciation day, so guess what I made?

Crust:

1/2 Cup Powdered Sugar
2 C flour
2 Sticks of butter

Sift powdered sugar and flour together. Cut in 2 sticks of butter. Press into lightly greased pan(9×13). Bake at 350 for 25 minutes.

My inspiration…

I make so many lemon recipes that my mom bought me this , I was still using an old fashion glass juicer.

 

Lemon Filling

4 Eggs
2 Cups Sugar
1/3 Cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
1/4 Cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
and some more powdered sugar for the topping

Beat eggs, sugar and lemon juice together very well. Stir in flour and baking powder. Pour over baked crust and bake another 25 minutes. Sift powdered sugar on top.

Thanks, Heather!

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South African Lemon Meringue Pie.

This was a new recipe I tried per a neighbor (that happens to be from South Africa) that I’m making fondant cake toppers for. It uses sweetened condensed milk instead of sugar. The recipe only has a few ingredients, and I changed a few things. First, I used pie crust and the recipe asked for Marie Biscuits. Second, I baked the filling before covering with meringue so that I’d be sure it would cook through.

Filling

  •  1 can condensed milk
  • 2 eggs separated (yolk filling, white meringue)
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1/4 tsp lemon zest
  • 3 tbsp confectioners sugar

Beat the condensed milk, lemon juice, lemon zest and the egg yolk together and pour this mixture over baked crust. Bake at 350 for about 15-20 min.

  1. Meringue: beat the egg whites until stiff and foamy while gradually adding 3 tablespoons of sugar, pour the beaten egg white mixture over the filling and bake at 350 till golden brown (about 7 minutes).

Serve chilled.

The texture of the filling is different, and the pie is quite tart so if you enjoy a good wince, this is the pie for you!

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