Sunday, January 30, 2011

Tart, tangy and oh so sweet

My sister-in-law is a wonderful baker, and she has recently started a blog, The Adventures of a Suburban Amateur Baker, to chronicle her experiences.  Her most recent post was on Lemon Bars, which I had never tried, so of course I was up for a challenge.  Besides, my Mister is rather partial to the Lemon Bars his mom makes.

You can find her recipe here - just look how few ingredients it calls for! 


I'd never zested lemons before. For my first time I used the fine portion of a cheese grater since this was all I had on hand. Can you tell that I'm a little paranoid about zesting? This picture is of the lemon after I grated it... I think I'm leaving too much zest on the lemon...


Then I squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezed. A lot. :)


After mixing the crust, pressing it into the pan and baking it.  I whisked the lemon mixture together and poured into the pan.


I overbaked them by just a few minutes, but overall they were delicious!



At least, half the pan is gone already...and I haven't heard Mister complain...

'til next time.....

5 comments:

  1. Yours look amazing, glad you liked them. I just bought this at Amazon, but I can't review it as I haven't used it yet.
    http://www.amazon.com/Microplane-40020-Grater-Zester/dp/B00004S7V8
    I like gadgets, even though sometimes I don't know how the hell to use half of them.

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  2. They look great, I love lemon baking, reminds me of Summer!

    Blue Skies,
    Charlotte xo

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  3. yummm. I love lemon bars too...yours look amazing!
    Thanks for stopping by and visiting my apron swap blog...I look forward to having you join one day soon......

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  4. Thanks all! They were soooo yummy! Too bad I fell asleep and forgot to put them in the fridge...
    :(

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  5. om nom nom nom ! Those came out amazing !!! Yum-my !

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