Strawberry-Lemonade Bars
🇺🇸 United States
Ingredients
- Cooking spray
- 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon (115 g) granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 1/2 cups (300 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (2 sticks) plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 1/2 cups (8 oz) fresh strawberries, hulled
- 1 1/2 cups (300 g) granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest
- 1 1/2 cups fresh lemon juice (from 8 to 12 lemons)
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 4 large eggs
- 3 large egg yolks
- Confectioners' sugar, for dusting
Steps
- Preheat oven and grease a baking pan with cooking spray; line with parchment paper.
- Make the crust: combine sugar, lemon zest, and salt, then whisk in flour.
- Stir melted butter into the flour mixture until a soft dough forms.
- Press the dough evenly into the prepared pan and bake until light golden.
- Puree the strawberries until smooth.
- Whisk together sugar, cornstarch, and lemon zest, then add lemon juice, salt, eggs, egg yolks, and strawberry puree until smooth.
- Pour the filling over the warm baked crust.
- Bake until the filling is just set.
- Cool completely, then refrigerate until fully chilled.
- Dust with confectioners' sugar and cut into bars before serving.
Source: www.delish.com