Friday, July 27, 2012

Limoncello Bars







I have been thinking of making a dessert with Limoncello for about a week now. I was going to make cookies (which I will make soon!) but I decided to go with Limoncello bars instead, by request of Ryan. I love this because it incorporates a little bit of American and a little bit of Italian flavors.

These dessert bars came out very good, but they are very rich. So if you don't have a big sweet tooth, one piece will do it for you.









Ingredients:
Crust:
  • 12 tbs Unsalted Butter (1 1/2 sticks) at room temp
  • 2 Cups All-purpose Flour
  • 1 Cup Confectioners' Sugar
  • 3 tbs Limoncello
  • Pinch of Salt
Filling:
  • 1 3/4 Cups Granulated Sugar
  • 6 tbs All-purpose Flour
  • 4 Eggs
  • 4 tbs Lemon Juice
  • 3 tbs Limoncello

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 baking pan.

Crust: Combine the confectioners' sugar, flour, and salt in a large bowl. Fold in the butter and limoncello to make a doughy mixture. Evenly press into the greased baking pan until it is a flat layer.

Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven.


Filling: Mix the eggs, sugar, flour, lemon juice and limoncello. You can use a hand mixer or standing mixer. Beat well for about 4-5 minutes.


Pour over the baked crust. 

Bake for an additional 25 minutes.


Let cool completely, and cut into squares. Sift confectioners' sugar before serving for decoration (optional).

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