Lemon Bars

Prep Time: 45 minutes to 1 hour
Makes: 9 medium or 16 small bars

2 cups all-purpose flour (scoop into cup and level off)*
1/2 cup powdered sugar*
3/4 cup butter, softened*
4 beaten eggs
2 cups granulated sugar*
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 tsp lemon zest
1/4 cup all-purpose flour*
1/2 tsp baking powder

Preheat oven to 350F.  Put flour and powdered sugar in Kitchen Aid bowl (or sift together into a bowl).  Mix on medium with wire whisk attachment.  Add butter and mix until it looks like cornmeal (or cut in unsoftened butter with pastry blender).  Press into square baking pan.  Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until lightly browned.

Meanwhile, beat together eggs, sugar, lemon juice, and zest.  Measure flour and baking powder into small bowl and use a whisk to combine.  Stir into egg mixture.  Carefully pour over baked crust.  Bake for about 25 minutes longer.  Sprinkle with additional powdered sugar.  Cool and cut into bars.

*I made this using spelt flour in place of all-purpose flour.  I also used raw sugar instead of powdered or granulated sugar.  In the Magic Bullet or a food processor or blender, blend raw sugar until powdery, then measure.  I did this for the crust and lemon batter. I also used unsalted butter.  The raw sugar makes the bars brown, but they tasted almost exactly like the lemon bars that I usually make! Yum!