Ginger-Lemon Bars with Almond Streusel

Name: Ginger-Lemon Bars with Almond Streusel
Prep time: 1 h 50 min
Cook time: 1 h 50 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking soda; 177 milliliters cold butter; 3 Tbsps finely chopped crystallized ginger; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 283 grams lemon curd; 118 milliliters powdered sugar; 6 servings Garnish: powdered sugar; 0 teaspoons salt; 177 milliliters slivered almonds

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Ginger-Lemon Bars with Almond Streusel a try. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 677 calories, 9g of protein, and 34g of fat. This recipe serves 6. It is a budget friendly recipe for fans of Southern food. Head to the store and pick up baking soda, butter, crystallized ginger, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 50 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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Oven

Combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl; cut in butter with a pastry blender until crumbly. Toss in almonds; reserve 1 cup flour mixture. Press remaining flour mixture onto bottom of a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch pan.

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Almonds

Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Blender

Bowl

Frying Pan

Bake at 350 for 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned.

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Oven

Spread lemon curd over crust, leaving a 1/4-inch border.

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Lemon Curd

Crust

Sprinkle with ginger and reserved flour mixture.

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Ginger

All Purpose Flour

Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned.

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Oven

Let cool 1 hour on a wire rack.

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Wire Rack

Garnish, if desired.

Note: We tested with Dickinson's Lemon Curd.

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Lemon Curd

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Ingredients

Servings:

1teaspoons

baking soda 177milliliters

cold butter 3Tbsps

finely chopped crystallized ginger 473milliliters

all-purpose flour 283grams

lemon curd 118milliliters

powdered sugar 6servings

Garnish: powdered sugar 0teaspoons

salt 177milliliters

slivered almonds

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern works really well with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. You could try Bully Hill Vineyards Dry Riesling. Reviewers quite like it with a 5 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 14 dollars per bottle.