Sophia’s Lemon Bars

As Sophia would say, These are to die for!!  

Ingredients:

2 cups flour
1/2 cup powdered sugar
pinch of salt
3/4 cup butter
2 tsp. cold water

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350.  Sift the flower, powdered sugar and salt into a mixing bowl.  Add the butter.  If it's cold butter, use a cheese shredder to shred it into the mix.  OR soften the butter first, but do not melt!  Add the water and toss lightly until the mixture forms a ball.  Press the mixture into a 9x13" baking dish.  Bake for 15 minutes or until golden.  Remove from the oven and place the pan on a baking rack.

Ingredients:

4 eggs
2 cups sugar
2 Tbsp. flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp.grated lemon rind
1/4 cup lemon juice

Directions:

Beat the eggs, fugar, flour, baking powder, lemon rind and juice until sugar is frothy.  Pour the lemon mixutre over the hot crust.  Return to the oven and bake for 25 minutes.  Allow to cool in the baking dish, again placed on a wire rack.  Gently sprinkle with powdered sugar.  Cut the squares when they have cooled a bit.

Make it a great one!