Lemon-Coconut Bars
"For best flavour, squeeze fresh lemon juice for these tangy bars!!!!"
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
-
24 bars
ingredients
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Base
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup lightly packed brown sugar
- 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
- 1⁄2 cup crushed soda cracker (about 8 crackers)
- 1 teaspoon grated fresh lemon rind
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 cup softened butter
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Lemon Filling
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1⁄2 cup fresh lemon juice (about 2 lemons)
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons grated fresh lemon rind
- 2 tablespoons butter
directions
- Base: In medium bowl, stir together flour, sugar, coconut, crushed soda crackers, lemon rind and baking soda.
- With a pastry cutter or 2 knives, cut butter into flour mixture until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
- Reserving 1 cup of flour mixture, press remainder evenly over base of greased 8-inch square baking pan.
- Lemon Filling: In medium saucepan, whisk together sugar, lemon juice, eggs and lemon rind.
- Cook over medium heat, whisking all the time for 7 minutes or until bubbly and thickened.
- Remove from heat; stir in butter until melted.
- Pour lemon filling over base; sprinkle evenly with reserved flour mixture.
- Bake in 350° oven 30-35 minutes or until golden brown.
- Let cool in pan before cutting into squares.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Boyz 5
Kelowna, B.C
I am a busy single mom of 5 growing boys!!
My children's ages are 21,18,14,12 and 10 1/2.
In my spare time,when I have any, I try to walk 3 miles a day.I like to read Woman's World and inspirational books and if I didn't have 5 beautiful boys to care for, I would probably be doing missionary work.
I live in the beautiful Okanagan Valley in British Columbia and I swear we must be living in Heaven on earth!!!I would love to travel if I had the resources and time with Brazil and South America being on the top of my list of places to see.
