granny's blue ribbon lemon bars

Name: Granny's Blue Ribbon Lemon Bars
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) cake flour, sifted; 1/2 cup(s) butter, softened, unsalted; 1/2 cup(s) powdered sugar; 1/4 teaspoon(s) kosher salt; 2 - eggs; 1 cup(s) sugar; 2 tablespoon(s) flour or cornstarch; 2 tablespoon(s) lemon juice, fresh; - lemon zest, grated from 2 lemons

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James Baum

Norfolk, VA

Updated on Apr 13, 2014

I remember my great grandmother making these when I would visit her in Richmond, California with my grandmother.... She would have a plate of these on the table as soon as we got to her house. She taught me to make these, and I had lost the recipe. My grandmother would make them for me and the rest of my family....When she passed, I lost the recipe. Luckily my aunt in California had a church cookbook with my grandmother's recipe for these. My aunt sent me the recipe, and to this day, I make these. I entered then on the fair and too home 2nd place, then 1st place in 2013 at the local fair...

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prep time 35 Min

cook time 40 Min

method Bake

yield 8-10 ( maybe )

Ingredients

1 cup cake flour, sifted
1/2 cup butter, softened, unsalted
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
2 - eggs
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons flour or cornstarch
2 tablespoons lemon juice, fresh
- lemon zest, grated from 2 lemons

How To Make granny's blue ribbon lemon bars

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325° For the Crust: Cream together in a mixing bowl the 1st four ingredients. Bake in a pre heated 325 degree oven for 15 minutes. This is done in an 8" by 8" pan.

Step 2

For the Crust: Cream together in a mixing bowl the 1st four ingredients. Bake in a pre heated 325 degree oven for 15 minutes. This is done in an 8" by 8" pan.
Step 3

Once the time is up, remove the crust from the oven, and set aside for 25 minutes.
Step 4

Take the Last 5 ingredients and place in the bowl of a stand mixer or use a hand mixer. Pour this mixture onto the crust that you already par baked.
Step 5

Place back in the oven at 325° degrees for 20-25 minutes till slightly brown on top. Remove, and let cool for AT least 2 hours. Cut into 1 inch by 1 inch squares. Sprinkle with powered sugar if you like.
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