Lemony Lemon Bars

As part of the experimentation and selection of a pastry for the birth of my second niece, I am dabbling in citrus stuff.

The inspiration came from my cousin's cravings for citrus stuff and how citrus fruit/drinks have helped soothe her morning sickness. Oh of course, how can I forget the scene when she vomited orange juice after a car ride (which had worsened the nausea).

This is still in process. Only testing out how citrus this would be. Still undecided about the eventual pastry and flavours.

As for the lemony lemon bars, I made 2 mistakes. I made the filling too early (before the crust went into the oven). So the filling mixture sat and waited for at least 20 min. And I should have placed them lower in the oven rack. What resulted was a crusty top on the bars and yet the centre has yet to set. In the end, I had to peel the crusty top off every bar. What a waste of the filling!


This is richly citrus and sweet! The filling reminds me of lemonade. May need to cut down on sugar, if I am making this again... Shall eat (another) one tomorrow to see how it keeps.


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