Lemon Bars

Instructions

• 1
  Preheat the oven to 160 °C and prepare a small baking dish (20 cm × 20 cm), lining it with baking paper.
• 2
  Prepare the dough for the crust: Take a medium-sized bowl and mix 120 g of all-purpose flour, melted butter, 80 g of granulated sugar, and a pinch of salt. Work the mixture into a dough, then evenly press it onto the bottom of the lined baking dish.
• 3
  Place the baking dish in the preheated oven and bake the dough for 22–25 minutes at 155–160 °C, until its edges are lightly golden.
• 4
  Meanwhile, in the same bowl where you mixed the ingredients for the crust, prepare the lemon filling: Crack 4 eggs into the bowl, add 90 g of flour and 200 g of granulated sugar, and whisk the contents of the bowl with a hand mixer until fluffy and slightly liquid. Then, stir in the grated lemon zest and 200 ml of lemon juice.
• 5
  Once the crust is baked, remove it from the oven and pour the prepared lemon filling over it. Carefully return the baking dish to the oven and bake for another 30 minutes at 155–160 °C.
• 6
  Remove the baking dish from the oven and let the baked slab cool in it for 30 minutes.
• 7
  After the specified time, remove the slab from the baking dish and place it in the refrigerator for approximately 1–2 hours for the lemon filling to set.
• 8
  Once chilled, remove the slab from the refrigerator, dust it with powdered sugar, cut it into 8 pieces, and serve.