Lemon Bars
Tangy Lemon Bars with a sweet shortbread base.
This is an American recipe for Lemon Bars so if you don't have proper american cups just use a teacup.
TOP TIPS FOR MAKING THE LEMON BARS
- The lemon bars freeze well, so these are great make sweet treats.
- Try substituting the orange zest for lime zest.
- Serve the bars as a dessert with a dollop of clotted cream
OTHER SWEET TREATS YOU MIGHT LIKE
- Double Ginger Oat Cookies from Jam and Clotted Cream
- Chewy Choc Chip Cookies from Jam and Clotted Cream
- Melting Moments from Jam and Clotted Cream
Have you seen my microwave lemon curd recipe on my other blog, Effortless Foodie?
LEMON BARS
Lemon
Bars
Lemon Bars
prep time: 10 MINScook time: 35 MINStotal time: 45 mins
A fresh and zingy lemon bar recipe
ingredients:
- 225g Butter
- 1 Cup of Caster Sugar
- 2 Cups of Plain Flour
- 1 1/4 Cups of Porridge Oats
- Juice of 3 Lemons
- Zest of 2 Lemons
- Zest of 1 Orange
- 1 x 397g Tin Condensed Milk
instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 180°c (160°fan). Grease and line a 20cm square baking tray.
- Cream together the butter and sugar then add the flour and oats to make a dough. Press the dough into the prepared tin.
- In another bowl mix together the lemon juice and zest, orange zest and condensed milk and pour over the dough.
- Bake in the oven for 35 minutes. Cool before cutting into bars.
It's all about the taste - every time!
ReplyDeleteThese look great and so tasty!
ReplyDeleteMmmmmm, lemon bars! These are a major weakness of mine. I forget how many I gobble up!
ReplyDeleteI adore anything lemony, is one of my favourite cake flavours! will definately be trying these out
ReplyDeleteBeth they look delish. I've not made Lemon Bars before but will have to give these a try, thanks for posting the recipe!
ReplyDeleteMaria
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This is the first version that I have seen with oatmeal in them. That means I'm making them. I'm printing them inside my cook book right now.
ReplyDeleteI adore lemon bars, these look yummy to me :)
ReplyDeleteThey look quite delicious this morning. I could have those for breakfast!
ReplyDeleteI do love lemon so these would be right up my alley:D
ReplyDeleteLemon bars add a bit of sunshine to a rainy day, right
ReplyDeleteI just adore citrus flavours Beth and your bars are look so delicious :)
ReplyDeleteRosie x
They look great and I love that you used oats and orange zest...I am sure they tasted great.
ReplyDeleteI LIKE LEMON IN SWEETS. THESE LOOK GOOD AND THE CUPCAKES WITH JAM LOOK SO PERFECT. THE GIRLS ARE SO SO CUTE :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat are you talking about, girl, these look super! I'm sure they tasted great, I like lemony cakes.
ReplyDeletemmmmm...I love lemon bars! The perfect cure for a rainy day! Sunshine on a plate!
ReplyDeleteThey look great!! I'm definitely trying these. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThese look very moreish!
ReplyDeleteI think they look lovely! Lemon Bars have always been a favorite!
ReplyDeleteThey look good to me! I am a huge lemon fan!
ReplyDeleteOoo I disagree - these look delicious! And the topping made with condensed milk?? I'm going to have to try these.
ReplyDeleteI made these a few days ago and they were delicious. Hubby took some to work and they went down very well with his work mates. I'll certainly be making them again.
ReplyDeleteGlad your hubby liked them Jules! They are pretty good!!
ReplyDeleteOooh, yummy, another lemon bar to try. :) I seriously can never get enough of these! The orange zest sounds interesting...
ReplyDeletethat looks so good and lemons are on sale this week 2 for 88 cents which is a great price.
ReplyDeleteGill from Canada
Hello! I would love to try these lemon bars. I have a question about the quantity you used of the condensed milk. Would you be able to tell me what is the equivalent in ml/cups of the 1 can of condensed milk which you used?
ReplyDeleteThank you.
Hi Ambika. Condensed milk comes in 397g tins!! Hope that helps
ReplyDeleteIt sure does! Thank you..
ReplyDeleteAm from India and the can sizes vary so much :)
Trying this out soon...