Lemon-Almond Bars

Lemon-Almond Bars
You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Lemon-Almond Bars a try. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 237 calories, 3g of protein, and 8g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 30. If you have lemon juice, eggs, flour, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours and 35 minutes.

Instructions

1
Preheat oven to 35
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Beat 1/4 cup granulated sugar, butter, and 1 tsp. zest at medium speed with a heavy-duty electric stand mixer 2 minutes or until creamy. Stir together 2 cups flour and 1/4 tsp. salt. Gradually add to butter mixture, beating until just blended. Coat a 13- x 9-inch pan with cooking spray. Press dough into bottom of prepared pan. Chill 15 minutes.
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Bake at 350 for 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
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4
Remove from oven; reduce oven temperature to 32
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Whisk together eggs and 2 cups sugar. Process ginger and 1/2 cup flour in a food processor 1 minute or until ginger is finely chopped. Stir in baking powder.
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Whisk ginger mixture into egg mixture.
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Whisk in lemon juice and remaining 2 Tbsp. lemon zest; pour over crust.
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Bake at 325 for 15 to 20 minutes or until filling is just set.
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9
Remove from oven.
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Stir together remaining 3/4 cup flour, 1/2 cup sugar, and 1/4 tsp. salt in a small bowl. Stir in melted butter until well blended. Stir in almonds.
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Sprinkle over hot lemon mixture, and bake 20 to 25 more minutes or just until lightly golden. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack (about 1 hour).
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Cut into squares.
DifficultyExpert
Ready In2 hrs, 35 m.
Servings30
Health Score1
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