Lime Bars
photo by KathyP53
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
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48 bars
ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1⁄2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 dash salt
- 1⁄3 cup fresh lime juice
directions
- In bowl, combine flour and powdered sugar; cut in butter.
- Press into 13x9" pan.
- Bake 350°F for 20-25 minutes.
- Meanwhile, beat eggs on high till pale yellow.
- Gradually add sugar and salt and lime juice.
- Continue beating on high.
- Pour over hot crust.
- Bake another 20-25 minutes until golden brown. Sprinkle with more powdered sugar. Cool and cut into bars.
- Makes 4 1/2 dozen.
- NOTE- You may add 2 drops of green food coloring to egg mixture for that lime green color -- .
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Reviews
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I was a bit worried at first when I removed these from the oven, as they were brown on top, but still liquid inside. I put them back in the oven, reduced the heat to 325, and cooked them about another 8 minutes. They turned out very good! Like others I added a generous amount of lime zest. The filling is just right, not too tangy nor too sweet. The crust is very flaky and yummy. (I'll admit I was also 4 Tb short on butter, so I subbed in just 2 Tb of canola oil, but the texture did not suffer at all.) I would definitely make these again.
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This is my Amelia Bedelia recipe. You know, the one that makes people forgive multitudes of your shortcomings? Yeah, I teach piano, and I always serve lime bars at recitals. I didn't intend for it to be that way, but I got so many requests it became tradition. Sometimes I wonder if parents are keeping their students with me so they can get their semiannual lime bar fix.<br/><br/>Okay, I don't really think that. Very often.
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i had to add an extra stick of butter. Same as bearcatnat, at 25 mins it was golden on top and liquid inside. i put back in for 10 (on accident actually! :D ) and it still looked not yet ready. however, i took it out and let it cool, and the result was beautiful. IMPORTANT INFO: let cool, COMPLETELY. otherwise they WILL crumble. the crust was AMAZING and the filling perfect. Still, Lemon bars will ALWAYS top! (sorry lime) :)
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