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"Plain fresh bread, its crust shatteringly crisp. Sweet cold butter. There is magic in the way they come together in your mouth to make a single perfect bite."--Ruth Reichl

Lighter Lemon Bars Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
CRUST:

¾ cups all-purpose flour
3 Tbsp sugar
½ tsp salt
1 tsp lemon zest
2 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted and cooled to room temperature
2 tsp cold water

TOPPING:

3 large eggs, separated
¾ cups sugar
1 Tbsp lemon zest
½ cups fresh lemon juice
2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
½ tsp baking powder
⅛ tsp salt
2 tsp confectioners' sugar
1 pint fresh raspberries
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400º. Coat a 9-inch square baking pan with non-stick spray.

To make crust, stir together flour, sugar, salt and lemon zest in large mixing bowl. Drizzle with butter and water; press dough with a fork until small clumps form and mixture is moist. Press into bottom of pan; bake until crust begins to brown,
10-12 minutes. Remove from oven; let cool. Reduce oven temperature to 350º

Meanwhile prepare topping. Stir together egg yolks, sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice, flour, baking powder and salt in large mixture bowl.

In another large bowl, beat egg whites with an electric mixer until soft peaks form.

Gently fold egg whites into yolk mixture until combined; pour over crust and bake 20 minutes. Let cool completely before slicing into 12 pieces. Sprinkle with powered sugar and place a raspberry on top of bar before serving.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
12
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Smart Points Value: 6 points/serving

 

 

 

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