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Gluten Free Lemon Bars Recipe

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    16 Servings

Ingredients

crust:
  • 2 cups All-Purpose Gluten Free Flour
  • 2 teaspoons Xanthan Gum
  • 1/8 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 cup Powdered Sugar, plus more for dusting
  • 1 cup Unsweetened Coconut Flakes
  • 2 teaspoons Lemon Zest, divided
  • 2 sticks Butter, room temperature and cut into 1" pieces, plus more for greasing baking dish
filling:
  • 4 Eggs
  • 2 cups Granulated Sugar
  • 8 tablespoons Lemon Juice, fresh squeezed
  • 6 tablespoons All-Purpose Gluten Free Flour

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 13x9-inch baking dish with butter. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, xantham gum, salt, powdered sugar, coconut flakes and 1 teaspoon lemon zest. Using a pastry blender, cut in the butter until mixture looks like coarse crumbs.
  3. Press the crumb mixture evenly into the bottom of prepared pan. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes.
  4. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, granulated sugar, lemon juice and remaining 6 tablespoons of flour.
  5. Once the crust is done baking, remove from oven and immediately pour filling mixture over crust.
  6. Continue baking 25 minutes more until filling is set. Remove from oven and cool completely on a wire rack.
  7. Once completely cool, dust with powdered sugar and cut into 16 squares.
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