The Sweet Melissa Baking Book: Toasted Almond Lemon Bars

Name: The Sweet Melissa Baking Book: Toasted Almond Lemon Bars
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons almond extract; 118 milliliters sliced blanched almonds, lightly toasted; 4 larges eggs; 118 milliliters all-purpose flour; 177 milliliters fresh lemon juice (about 7 lemons); 1 teaspoons salt; 414 milliliters sugar; 20 Tbsps (2 1/2 sticks) cold, unsalted butter, cut into 1/4-inch pieces

The Sweet Melissa Baking Book: Toasted Almond Lemon Bars might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 12. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 4g of protein, 23g of fat, and a total of 355 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up butter, salt, eggs, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

To make the crust

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Crust

In the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade, pulse the flour, sugar, almonds, and salt to combine.

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Almonds

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Food Processor

Bowl

Add the cold butter in pieces and pulse until the dough comes together in a ball.

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Butter

Dough

Turn the dough out into the prepared pan and press evenly into the bottom and 1 1/4 inches up the sides. (This crust, once it is baked, needs to act as a liner in which to pour the liquidy lemon filling. So be sure to do a good job of pressing the dough up the sides–no cracks!) Cover the dough with a piece of parchment paper or aluminum foil, and fill with pie weights (you can use dried beans or uncooked rice as pie weights as well).

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Dried Beans

Crust

Dough

Lemon

Rice

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Baking Paper

Aluminum Foil

Frying Pan

Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until lightly golden. Carefully remove the pie weights and the liner and bake for an additional 10 to 15 minutes, or until the whole crust is golden.

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Crust

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Oven