Lemon-Coconut Bars

Name: Lemon-Coconut Bars
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon all purpose flour; 1 teaspoons baking powder; 2 larges eggs; 59 milliliters fresh lemon juice; 59 milliliters powdered sugar; 1 pinch Pinch of salt; 177 milliliters sugar; 177 milliliters sweetened flaked coconut, toasted, cooled; 6 Tbsps (3/4 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

Lemon-Coconut Bars might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This vegetarian recipe serves 16. One portion of this dish contains around 1g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 109 calories. If you have all purpose flour, sugar, butter, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 8x8x2-inch metal baking pan with foil, leaving overhang. Butter foil.

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Combine flour, sugar, and salt in processor; blend 5 seconds.

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All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

Add coconut and butter; process until mixture resembles fine meal and begins to clump together. Gather dough into ball. Press dough evenly over bottom of prepared pan.

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Coconut

Butter

Dough

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Frying Pan

Bake crust until golden at edges, about 25 minutes.

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Crust

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Combine 3/4 cup sugar, eggs, lemon juice, lemon peel, flour, baking powder, and salt in processor. Blend filling until smooth.

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Lemon Juice

Lemon Peel

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Sugar

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Salt

Remove crust from oven.

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Crust

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Pour filling evenly over hot crust. Return to oven and bake until filling begins to brown at edges and is just set and springy to touch in center, about 30 minutes.

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Crust

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Transfer pan to rack; cool lemon bars completely.

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Lemon