Lemon Ginger Bars

Name: Lemon Ginger Bars
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 227 grams cups confectioners sugar, sifted after measuring; 59 milliliters finely chopped crystallized ginger; 1 large egg; 298 grams 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (spoon flour into dry-measure cup and level off); 24 servings Ginger Bars; 2 Tbsps ground ginger; 2 Tbsps honey; 24 servings Lemon Glaze; 3 Tbsps lemon juice, strained before measuring; 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest; 170 grams 3/4 cup sugar; 227 grams (2 sticks) unsalted butter

Lemon Ginger Bars is Head to the store and pick up ginger bars, lemon juice, honey, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 20 minutes.

Instructions

Set a rack in the middle level of the oven and preheat to 375 degrees.

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Oven

Mix the flour, sugar, ground ginger, and baking powder in a medium bowl.

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Baking Powder

Ginger Powder

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

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Bowl

Melt the butter over medium heat and immediately add to the dry ingredients; use a large rubber spatula to stir to a smooth, shiny dough.

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Butter

Dough

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Spatula

Add the egg, crystallized ginger, honey and lemon zest and beat vigorously to make a smooth dough.

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Candied Ginger

Lemon Zest

Dough

Honey

Egg

Scrape the dough into the prepared pan and use the palm of your hand to evenly press it over the bottom of the pan.

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Dough

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Frying Pan

Bake the bars until well risen, firm, and lightly golden, about 20 to 25 minutes.

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Oven

While the bars are baking, use a small rubber spatula to beat the confectioners’ sugar and lemon juice together.

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Lemon Juice

Sugar

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Spatula

Add water, 1/2 teaspoon at a time, if it’s too thick to spread.

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Spread

Water

As soon as the bars are baked, place a cutting board on the pan and use oven mitts to invert the hot bars to the board.

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Cutting Board

Oven Mitt

Frying Pan

Remove the pan and paper and immediately pour the lemon glaze on the bars; use a small metal offset spatula to spread it evenly. It will set as the bars cool.

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Glaze

Lemon

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Offset Spatula

Frying Pan

Use a ruler to mark, then cut 2-inch squares.

Serving: Arrange the bars on a platter—the icing is dry so they can be stacked. Storage: Keep the bars in a tin or plastic container with a tight-fitting cover between sheets of wax paper.

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Icing