Lemon Bars

Ingredients

• 115g plain flour
• 40g rice flour
• 60g icing sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 110g butter
• 3 eggs
• 200g sugar
• 35g plain flour
• 1 tbsp lemon zest
• 90ml lemon juice

Method

1. Spray and line a 20cm tin

   Spray a 20cm/8" square tin with oil and line with baking/parchment paper with overhang (so it can be lifted out once cooked).

2. Combine flour, rice flour, icing sugar, salt and butter

   Use your fingertips, a food processor.

3. Pour into the tin and bake at 180C for 12 mins

   Pour into prepared tin and press evenly and firmly into the base. Bake for 12 minutes or until light golden. Remove from oven

4. Whisk eggs, sugar, 35g plain flour, lemon zest and juice.

   While the base is baking, place Lemon Topping ingredients in a bowl and whisk until combined.

5. Pour lemon topping onto base and bake for 18 mins

   Pour Lemon Topping onto the Shortbread Base. Bake for 18 – 20 minutes until the topping is set and light golden.

6. Cool in the fridge for 2 hours before slicing and dusting with icing sugar