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Members Recipes : Lemon Bars
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From: MSN Nicknameyekyua  (Original Message)Sent: 7/30/2008 1:31 AM
Though I love heavy, fudgy gooey desserts, they lose appeal when it's hot.  These are simple and quick - a few staple ingredients, stirred together, and a wonderful homemade summer treat for picnic or anytime dessert - lemon topping is tangy and refreshing, the cookie-crust underneath rich and buttery. 
 
Grease 9X13 baking pan, preheat oven to 350 degrees
 
For crust:
 
2 c. sifted all-purpose flour
1 c. powdered sugar
1 c. (2 sticks) butter, melted
 
Stir together flour and powdered sugar.  Pour in melted butter, blend in.  Form dough into ball, press and pat evenly onto bottom of pan.  Bake crust for 15-20 minutes, until golden. 
 
Meantime, make filling:
 
2 c. white sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 c. flour
5/8 c. lemon juice
4 eggs
 
Beat eggs until light.  In another bowl mix dry ingredients - sugar, baking powder, flour well.  Pour into eggs, and blend until smooth.  Stir in lemon juice.
 
Pour mixture into hot crust and bake an additional 30 minutes - mixture should be firm, very lightly golden.
 
Cool completely, then cut into bars.  If you want to gussy them up for presentation, sift a little powdered sugar on top, center raspberry on each bar. 
 


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Sent: 8/4/2008 8:17 PM
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From: MSN NicknameyekyuaSent: 8/4/2008 8:33 PM
Yes, I think blueberries would be perfect.  Jam making is so wonderfully gratifying, Bama.  Jars look so pretty when filled with fruit glistening like jewels with sugar, and of course, way better than store bought.  You've inspired me.  I haven't made jam for a few years, but I have sitting in hall closet a couple dozen clean mason jars just waiting.  Tomorrow is farmer's market, and I believe I'll buy peaches, as they're at their peak and maybe find some of those cutsey "Made in kitchen of ____ labels. 
 
When my Dad was alive, he had a yen for watermelon pickles that he enjoyed as a youth, and I put up a few jars for him.  That was pretty labor intensive, but they were awfully tasty. 

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From: MSN Nicknamerockin_robin_west1Sent: 9/17/2008 12:43 AM
I used to make a lemon bar recipe from my Betty Crocker cookbook.  It's been years.  I'll have to compare this recipe with that one. 
 
This makes me hungry for them again. 

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