Lemon Thyme Bars
photo by jo_mama
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Yields:
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28 bars
ingredients
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crust
- 473.18 ml flour
- 157.80 ml powdered sugar
- 12.32 ml dried thyme
- 2.46 ml salt
- 236.59 ml butter
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filling
- 295.73 ml sugar
- 44.37 ml flour
- 3.69 ml powdered ginger
- 2.46 ml baking powder
- 14.79 ml lemon zest
- 118.29 ml lemon juice
- 3 eggs, beaten
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glaze
- 19.71-24.64 ml lemon juice
- 236.59 ml powdered sugar
directions
- Preheat oven to 350*. Combine all the crust ingredients (except butter) in a bowl. Cut in the butter until the mixture is coarse and lumpy. Set aside about 1 cup of the crust mixture. Pat the remaining crust mixture into a greased 9x13 baking pan. Bake 15-20 minutes until golden. Remove from oven, but leave the oven on.
- Prepare the filling: combine the dry ingredients in a medium bowl. In a separate bowl whisk together the zest, lemon juice and eggs. Whisk the wet and dry together until well blended.
- Pour the filling over the warm crust. Sprinkle the remaining crust mixture over the top and bake for 25 minutes. Let cool.
- Prepare the glaze by mixing the lemon juice, zest and powdered sugar until smooth. Drizzle over the bars.
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Reviews
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Light, lemon-y and delicious; just what a lemon bar should be! Next time I'll try doubling the thyme in the crust and filling, since the current amount provides a very mild taste (almost imperceptible). Modifications: -used fresh thyme instead of dried -used zest of two lemons for filling -used juice of 1.5 lemons for filling -added ~1 tsp fresh thyme to filling -added ~1 tsp of salt to the filling -used juice of .5 lemon for glaze and enough powdered sugar for right consistency -poked small holes before applying glaze so it penetrates all layers
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Light, lemon-y and delicious; just what a lemon bar should be! Next time I'll try doubling the thyme in the crust and filling, since the current amount provides a very mild taste (almost imperceptible). Modifications: -used fresh thyme instead of dried -used zest of two lemons for filling -used juice of 1.5 lemons for filling -added ~1 tsp fresh thyme to filling -added ~1 tsp of salt to the filling -used juice of .5 lemon for glaze and enough powdered sugar for right consistency -poked small holes before applying glaze so it penetrates all layers
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DH and I have transplanted from the craziness of southern California to sane and beautiful southwestern Pennsylvania. I truly enjoy baking bread and pies, cooking simple foods in traditional ways. Grow some of my vegetables, and grind grain to make my flour. If I were able to, I'd have chickens and goats and a wood stove.