My Lemon Bars

Name: My Lemon Bars
Ingredients: 14 cup butter, room temperature; 14 cup margarine, room temperature; 13 cup powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 12 cups all-purpose flour; 14 teaspoon salt; 4 large eggs, room temperature; 34 cup granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 14 teaspoon salt; 12 teaspoon baking powder; 1 large lemon, juice and zest of, to make up 1/2 cup juice; powdered sugar, for dusting

14 ingredients

13 steps

Ingredients

14 cup butter, room temperature
14 cup margarine, room temperature
13 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 12 cups all-purpose flour
14 teaspoon salt
4 large eggs, room temperature
34 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
14 teaspoon salt
12 teaspoon baking powder
1 large lemon, juice and zest of, to make up 1/2 cup juice
powdered sugar, for dusting

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2

BASE: Cream together butter, margarine, powdered sugar and vanilla extract.
3

Sift in 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour and salt.
4

Press into a sprayed 9 x 13 inch shiny bar pan.
5

Bake 10 to 12 minutes until light brown.
6

Do not burn.
7

Remove from oven to cool.
8

FILLING: In a mixing bowl beat together the eggs, 3/4 cup sugar and vanilla extract.
9

Stir in the 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, salt and baking powder.
10

Stir in lemon zest and juice.
11

Pour over cooled crust and bake a further 20 minutes or until just set.
12

Cool in the pan until the filling has firmed up before cutting into bars.
13

Remove bars to wire rack - allow to cool completely then dust with extra powdered sugar.