LEMON-DATE BARS
These bars were inspired by a recipe from Maida Heatter.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes
Time 2h30m
Yield Makes 24
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Crust: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish and line with parchment, leaving a 2-inch overhang on long sides. Butter parchment. Whisk together flour, confectioners' sugar, and salt in a bowl. Work in butter with your fingertips until combined and mixture holds together when pinched. Press crust evenly into bottom of prepared pan. Freeze 15 minutes. Bake crust until light golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes.
- Filling: Meanwhile, in a heatproof bowl, soak dates in boiling water 15 minutes. Drain, reserving liquid. Puree dates in a food processor with enough of soaking liquid (about 1/2 cup) to make a spreadable paste. (You should have about 1 1/4 cups.)
- While dates are soaking, whisk together granulated sugar, flour, and salt in a bowl. Whisk in eggs, then lemon zest and juice.
- Spread date paste evenly over baked crust. Bake 4 minutes. Reduce heat to 325 degrees, pour filling over date layer, then bake until just set, about 20 minutes more.
- Let cool on a wire rack 20 minutes. Run a paring knife around edges, then lift out of dish using parchment. Let cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Cut into squares.
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Beautiful Life
beautifull27@hotmail.comI love how these bars are both sweet and tart. They're the perfect balance of flavors.
Meghla Mizan
m-m20@yahoo.comThese bars are the perfect treat for any occasion. They're delicious, easy to make, and everyone loves them.
LM10 AVI
lm10a97@yahoo.comI made these bars for a bake sale and they sold out in minutes. Everyone loved them!
Fiza Jahangir
fiza_jahangir@hotmail.comI wasn't sure how I would like these bars, but I was pleasantly surprised. They're really good!
Shibu Sahani
sahani@gmail.comThese bars are the perfect treat for any occasion. They're delicious, easy to make, and everyone loves them.
DoyoulikeZayan
doyoulikezayan@aol.comI love the combination of lemon and dates in these bars. It's such a unique and delicious flavor.
Cayden Martin
martin-cayden@yahoo.comThese bars are so easy to make and they taste amazing. I will definitely be making them again.
Otienoz Felix
felix-otienoz48@yahoo.comI made these bars for a party and they were a hit! Everyone loved them.
Shivkumar Mukhiya
m.s33@yahoo.comThese bars are delicious! The lemon and date flavors are a perfect combination.
Dornadevi Sapkota
dsapkota60@gmail.comI've made these bars several times now and they always turn out perfect. They're the perfect treat for any occasion.
Imodoi Raohael
r_i66@aol.comThese bars are so easy to make, even for a beginner baker. I highly recommend them!
Kandi Hayes
hayes.kandi20@hotmail.frI love how these bars are both sweet and tart. They're the perfect balance of flavors.
tshego gwebu
gwebu.tshego@hotmail.comThese bars are the perfect treat for any occasion. They're delicious, easy to make, and everyone loves them.
Mirshah Mostahibbullah
m-m@hotmail.frI made these bars for a bake sale and they sold out in minutes. Everyone loved them!
Vincent Kamau
v@hotmail.co.ukI wasn't sure how I would like these bars, but I was pleasantly surprised. They're really good!
Nazrul Islam Khan
nazruli1@gmail.comThese bars are so easy to make, even for a beginner baker like me. I highly recommend them!
Swift Communications Gh
g-s@hotmail.comI love the combination of lemon and dates in these bars. It's such a unique and delicious flavor.
Jose Bey
b.j@gmail.comI've made these lemon date bars several times now and they always turn out perfect. They're the perfect balance of sweet and tart.
Corry Lovett
l44@yahoo.comThese lemon date bars were a hit at my party! They were so easy to make and everyone loved them.