Strawberry Lemonade Bars

These bars are a twist on the classic lemon bar by adding fresh strawberry puree. I love nothing more in the summer than a glass of fresh squeezed strawberry lemonade - except maybe these bars. Thank you Pinterest for pointing me to this reciep from the kandktestkitchen.com blog!

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 24
• Yields: 24 bars

Ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1  cup fresh lemon juice
• 2 -3  teaspoons lemon zest
• 1⁄2 cup fresh strawberries, pureed (about 3/4 c whole)
• 1 1⁄4 cups sugar
• 4  large eggs
• 1⁄4 cup flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
•  powdered sugar, for dusting

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Lighly great a 9x13 in pan.
3. Crust: Cream together sugar and butter, then gradually beat in flour and salt until crumbly.
4. Pour into prepared pan and press into an even layer. Bake for 17 minutes until edges are set.
5. Filing: Combine lemon juice, lemon zest, strawberry puree, sugar, and eggs and beat until smooth. Add in flour, baking powder and salt.
6. Pour filling over hot crust. Return to the oven and bake for 23-26 minutes until the filling is set. A light brownish colored crust may form on top of the filling.
7. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
8. Cool completely before slicing.
9. Cut with a damp knife for clean slices.
10. Store in the refrigerator.