The Recipe

Susan's Perfect Lemon Bars

Name: Susan's Perfect Lemon Bars
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 1 (1236 g)
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour; 2/3 cup confectioners' sugar (plus extra to sprinkle over finished bars); 1/4 cup cornstarch; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 12 tablespoons sweet unsalted butter, at cool room temperature, cut into 1 inch pieces; extra butter, for greasing pan; 4 large eggs, lightly beaten; 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar; 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons finely grated lemons, zest of (from 2 large lemons); 2/3 cup fresh lemon juice, strained (from 3-4 large lemons); 1/3 cup whole milk; 1/8 teaspoon salt

COOK TIME : 40 minutesPREP TIME : an hour

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Ingredients

DESCRIPTION

This recipe is from a Cook's Illustrated article by Susan Logozzo about perfecting the lemon bar. NOTE: The lemon filling must be added to a warm crust. The 30 minute chilling time and 20 minute baking of the crust should allow plenty of time to prepare the filling. If not, make the filling first and stir to blend just before pouring it onto the crust. Prep time includes 30 minute chilling time for crust.

INGREDIENTS

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup confectioners' sugar (plus extra to sprinkle over finished bars)
1/4 cup cornstarch
3/4 teaspoon salt
12 tablespoons sweet unsalted butter, at cool room temperature, cut into 1 inch pieces
extra butter, for greasing pan
4 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons finely grated lemons, zest of (from 2 large lemons)
2/3 cup fresh lemon juice, strained (from 3-4 large lemons)
1/3 cup whole milk
1/8 teaspoon salt