Lemon Bars

These slices of zesty lemony goodness are hard to resist

• Cooking Time Prep 20 mins
  Cook 25 mins - 35 mins
• Skill Level Easy
• Servings Makes 12-15

Nutrition per serving

• Kcalories

  278

• Protein

  4g

• Carbs

  42g

• Fat

  12g

• Saturates

  7g

• Fibre

  1g

• Sugar

  26g

• Salt

  0.2g

Ingredients

• For the slice base
• 175g plain flour
• 50g ground rice
• 85g golden caster sugar
• 140g cold butter, diced
• 1 tbsp milk
• For the lemon topping
• zest 3 lemons, plus 200ml/7fl oz juice (about 4 lemons)
• 3 eggs
• 200g caster sugar
• 25g flour
• icing sugar, to dust

Directions

1. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Line a 21 or 22cm square, shallow baking tin with baking parchment. Put the flour, ground rice and sugar in a bowl with the butter and rub in until fine crumbs form. Stir in the milk with a cutlery knife. Tip into the tin and press down evenly. Bake for 15-20 mins until golden.
2. Remove the tin and lower oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Mix the lemon juice and eggs, then sieve into a bowl with the sugar, flour and zest. Whisk to combine, pour over the base, then bake for 10-15 mins until the top is just set. Cool in the tin, dust with icing sugar, then slice.

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