Lemon Bars Recipe

50 g

175 g

2.5 ml

175 g

For the topping

4

350 g

1

120 ml

175 ml

Icing sugar

Plain flour

Salt

Butter, cut in small pieces

Eggs

Caster sugar

Lemon, grated rind

Fresh lemon juice

Whipping cream

Icing sugar, for dusting

• Preheat the oven to 160^oC/325^oF/Gas 3. Grease a 33 x 23cm baking tin.
• Sift the sugar, flour and salt into a bowl. With a pastry blender, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
• Press the mixture into the base of the tin. Bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, for the topping, whisk the eggs and sugar together until blended. Add the lemon rind and juice, and mix well.
• Lightly whip the cream and fold into the egg mixture.
• Pour over the still warm base, return to the oven, and bake until set, about 40 minutes.
• Cool completely before cutting into bars. Dust with icing sugar.