Lemon Bars Recipe

Last April 16, we had a wonderful CAMEO Night ( Come And Meet Each Other ladies Night ). We invited owners of Divine Shop in town to showcase their products and to have a lovely night of fun, chat and of course food.

I thought to publish a very easy delicious recipe and one of my favorites - lemon bars from cakes and cookies recipe book. Everyone loves it in the party and it`s so nice and yummy specially when it`s served cold.

Makes 24

Ingredients

175g/6 oz flour
125g/4 oz butter
50g/2 oz granulated sugar
200g/7 oz caster sugar
2 tbsp flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 medium eggs, lightly beaten
juice and finely grated rind of 1 lemon
sifted icing sugar, to decorate

Preheat the oven to 170C/325F/gas mark 3, 10 minutes before baking. Lightly oil and line a 20.5cm/8 inch square cake tin with greaseproof or baking paper.

Rub together the flour and the butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in the granulated sugar and mix.

Turn the mixture into the prepared tin and press down firmly. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, until pale golden.

Meanwhile, in the food preocessor, mix together the caster sugar, flour, baking powder , salt , eggs, lemon juice and rind until smooth. pour over the prepared base.

Transfer to the preheated oven and bake for a further 20-25 minutes, until nearly set but still a bit wobbly in the centre. Remove from the oven and cool in the tin on a wire rack.

Dust with icing sugar and cut into squares. Serve cold or store in an airtight tin.