Chipotle Lemon Bars

Name: Chipotle Lemon Bars
Prep time: 1 h 35 min
Cook time: 1 h 35 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 79 milliliters apricot preserves, or preserves; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 237 milliliters butter or margarine, chilled; 1 teaspoons chipotle chile powder; 118 milliliters confectioners sugar; 4 eggs; 79 milliliters all-purpose flour; 89 milliliters lemon juice; 0 teaspoons salt; 414 milliliters white sugar

Chipotle Lemon Bars is a vegetarian recipe with 16 servings. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 2g of protein, 13g of fat, and a total of 229 calories. If you have chipotle chile powder, eggs, sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 35 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 inch square pan.

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Frying Pan

Combine 2 cups flour, butter, 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon chipotle chile powder in a food processor; pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press the mixture into the prepared pan.

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Powdered Sugar

Chipotle Chiles

Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Food Processor

Frying Pan

Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until firm and golden.

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Oven

Remove from oven and allow to cool at least 20 minutes in the pan.

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Oven

Frying Pan

Reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

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In a small bowl, whisk together the preserves and 1/2 teaspoon chipotle chile powder; spread over the cooled crust. Whip eggs with a wire whisk until foamy. Beat in sugar, lemon juice, and salt until the sugar has dissolved. Sift together 1/3 cup flour and baking powder; whisk into eggs until smooth.

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Chipotle Chiles

Baking Powder

Lemon Juice

Preserves

Crust

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Egg

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Pour onto the preserve-topped crust.

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Crust

Bake in preheated oven an additional 35 to 40 minutes, until the center of the egg mixture has set. Sift together 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar with 1/2 teaspoon chipotle powder, and sprinkle over hot lemon bars. Cool completely before cutting into bars.

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Powdered Sugar

Ground Chipotle Chile Pepper