Sarahs Creamy Custard Lemon Bars Recipes

LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 13 by 9-inch baking dish*, set aside.

SARAH'S CREAMY CUSTARD LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a glass 8" square pan by lining it with baking parchment.
• Put the stick of butter in a small skillet and melt about halfway over medium-low heat.
• Combine the butter and powdered sugar in a food processor.
• Add the baking powder and flour. Resulting mixture should be crumbly.
• Press into the bottom of the pan. Make small holes in the crust with a fork. Bake for 15-20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, warm the cream in a small saucepan over medium or medium-low heat. You want it to be heated, but do not allow it to come to a boil.
• In a large bowl, beat the egg yolks until lighter in color. Add the sugar and beat until combined with eggs.
• Slowly add the lemon juice as you whisk or beat the eggs. When cream is hot, add slowly to the egg mixture while continuing to whisk or beat the eggs.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees, once crust is removed.
• Pour custard mixture over crust. Return to the oven. Bake for 25-30 minutes at 300.
• Remove pan and sprinkle coconut over the top of the custard.
• Reduce temperate again to 275 degrees. Bake another 30-60 minutes until custard is set. Wiggle the pan and if the custard still seems to have a liquid-like slosh, return to the oven. Custard is set when it only has a pudding-like jiggle. Refrigerate at least two hours before serving.

SARAH'S POST-WORKOUT LEMON POPPY SEED BARS

Steps:

• Whisk together the oat flour, protein powder, poppy seeds and kosher salt. Add the cashew butter, honey, coconut oil and lemon extract. Use your hands to mix it all together. It will be dry at first but will come together. You want the batter to be thick and firm.
• Spray an 8-by-8-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Line with a sheet of parchment paper with ends that extend about 2 inches over two sides of the pan. Press the dough down firmly with your hands into an even layer. Top with the chocolate chips and flaky sea salt and gently press into the dough. Chill in the fridge for 2 hours. Then cut into desired-size bars. Store in the fridge.

SOUR CREAM LEMON SHORTBREAD BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• For Crust:.
• In food processor, pulse together flour, sugar, lemon zest and salt. Add in butter (chilled cut into several pieces) and pulse until mixture is crumbly (with pea size chunks of butter remaining). Press evenly into a 9 x 13 inch pan and bake for 20 minutes, until slightly golden at the corners.
• While crust is baking: prepare filling, beat together all filling ingredients until smooth. When crust comes out of oven, pour on the filling while crust is hot and then return pan to the oven. Bake for 25 minutes, until set and lightly browned at the corners. Set pan on wire rack and cool completely.
• Makes about 16 bars.

LEMON CUSTARD BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Spray and 8-inch square pan with cooking spray and wipe with a paper towel.
• In a medium sized bowl, combine crust ingredients and mix well.
• Spread crust dough over bottom of the pan.
• In a small bowl, combine topping ingredients and mix well.
• Pour the topping over the crust.
• Bake for 27-30 minutes.
• Cool completely before cutting bars and serving.
• Dust bars with powdered sugar when cool.

MRS. FIELD'S TRIPLE-LAYERED LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325.
• Prepare the shortbread crust: Cream butter and sugar in medium bowl with electric mixer set on high speed. Add vanilla and mix until combined. Add flour and mix at low speed until fully incorporated.
• Press dough evenly into bottom of an 8- by 8-inch baking pan. Refrigerate until firm, approximately 30 minutes.
• Prick shortbread crust with fork and bake for 30 minutes or until crust turns golden brown. Cool on rack to room temperature.
• Prepare the cream cheese filling while the crust is baking: Beat the cream cheese and sugar until smooth in medium bowl with electric mixer set on high speed. Add egg and lemon extract and beat on medium speed until light and smooth. Cover bowl tightly and refrigerate.
• Prepare the lemon curd: Blend the egg yolks with cornstarch and sugar in medium non-aluminum saucepan. Place over low heat and slowly whisk in water and lemon juice. Increase heat to medium-low and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon. Remove from heat. Add lemon peel and butter and cool for 10 minutes.
• Assemble the bars: Sread chilled cream cheese filling evenly over cooled shortbread crust with spatula. Spread lemon curd evenly over cream cheese filling. Place pan in center of oven. Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until edges begin to turn light golden brown. Cool to room temperature on rack. Chill in refrigerator 1 hour before cutting into bars. Dust top with confectioners' sugar.

SARA'S CLASSIC SOUR CREAM COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare the filling: In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, cinnamon, flour, and pecans; set aside.
• Prepare the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 10-inch nonstick Bundt pan with cooking spray; set aside.
• Into a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, starting on low speed, then increasing speed to medium. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping down sides of the bowl.
• While beating on low speed, add the flour mixture, alternating with sour cream, and beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Beat just until well combined, scraping down sides several times.
• Spoon half the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle evenly with the reserved filling. Top with remaining batter.
• Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes. Let cake cool in the pan for 10 to 15 minutes, then turn the cake out onto a rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar.