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Strawberry and Lemon Bars

29.5.14 By Annie N 16 Comments

Strawberry and Lemon Bars

Good afternoon! Boy have I got a tempting treat for you today!!

Strawberry and Lemon Bars

I’ve spent the last few days making photography boards and I can’t believe I didn’t do it sooner! It was soooo easy and they are effective as heck! Now I’m planning on making a few more in different colours, so then I’ll have a base of backdrops, which I can just switch around!

I simply bought a pack of tongue and groove cladding (the 890mm tall ones – you don’t even have to cut them!) – they come in a pack of 5 – We slid them into the grooves, nailed them onto a baton and there you have it!

Then I stained them; this one is grey, the other one I made is white. I was umming and erring over whether or not to distress them, I thought the grey looked good on its own, but after taking these pictures, I think I might, as it’s hard to tell it’s a wooden background :/

Anyways, back to the food…

Strawberry and Lemon Bars

I simply adore strawberries. I’ll eat them year round, but when it’s actually strawberry season I go really mad as they are so much sweeter! Droooooool.

I already have a good few recipes planned using strawberries, so apologies in advance if you don’t like them! :O

I’ve been eyeing up lemon bars for a while, but then I thought I’d add a sweeter note as sometimes lemon can be a bit too tart. I love tart foods and would happily eat a whole lemon bar, but my boyfriend prefers something sweeter to balance it out, so I added strawberries.

Strawberry and Lemon Bars

These add a sweet, juicy burst as you bite into one, whilst the lemon filling just melts in your mouth. These are the best fruit bars I’ve made, texture wise, they are just so smooth!

They almost look like custard when you bring them out of the oven, I was slightly apprehensive when I pulled them out as I was worried they were too soft, although they were springy, browned around the edges and just had a wobble in the middle, so I knew they were done, I’m just used to slightly firmer fillings!

I mixed a can of sweetened condensed milk, 2 egg yolks, the zest of a lemon and 3/4 cup of lemon juice together until smooth and then added the strawberries, which I’d tossed in 1tbsp of flour. It really is that simple. The condensed milk makes them sweet enough without any added sugar and the lemon juice makes them plenty lemon-y enough without additional flavourings!

Strawberry and Lemon Bars

I was going to use blitzed biscuits as the base, but decided they needed the contrast of a crisp, shortbread base. I wrote the shortbread recipe a while ago and had used it a few times, but it really shines in this recipe!

I add a little cornflour to make it velvety and have the perfect butter to flour ratio, to ensure they have that snap everyone expects with shortbread!

So yeah, you should probably make these…

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Strawberry and Lemon Bars

A crisp, shortbread base with a velvety lemon filling, packed with juicy strawberries - summer in one bite!
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • For the shortbread base:
  • 1 cup plain flour
  • 1 stick (113g) unsalted butter, at room temp
  • 1 tbsp cornflour
  • 2 tbsp icing sugar
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • For the filling:
  • One 14oz/397g can sweetened condensed milk
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 3/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice, this was 5 lemons for me*
  • 1 tbsp plain flour

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 180C/350F and grease and line an 8x8 square pan.
  2. Place the butter, flour, cornflour, icing sugar and vanilla extract into a large bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer and mix on low-med speed until a dough is formed, dough will be quite soft, but do not over mix.
  3. Tip the shortbread into the greased pan and level with a spatula or push it with your hands, I found that the most effective way!
  4. Place in the oven for 15-20 minutes until lightly browned around the edges and slightly puffy.
  5. Whilst the base is cooking, make the filling. Dice your strawberries and place them into a medium sized bowl, add in the 1tbsp of flour and toss until the strawberries are coated in flour.
  6. Place the condensed milk and egg yolks into a large bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer and beat on med-high speed until smooth.
  7. Add in the lemon zest and juice and mix until well combined.
  8. Add in the coated strawberries and stir by hand until just combined.
  9. Once the base is baked (it should be ready a few minutes before you finish the filling), leave to cool for 5 minutes before pouring the filling over the top.
  10. Smooth with a spatula and place in the oven for 25-30 minutes until golden around the edges, springy to touch and it has just a wobble in the middle**

  11. Leave to cool completely in the pan before transferring to a chopping board to slice into 9-12 bars.
  12. Bars will keep in an airtight container, in the fridge for 2 days.

Recipe Notes

*I love a really tart lemon flavour, but my boyfriend prefers it slightly sweeter so change to 1/2 cup depending on preference. **It will look soft and a bit like custard, this is fine, they will firm up when cooling. Recipe by Annie of Annie's Noms

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Comments

  1. Iveta Smith says

    29.5.14 at 9:47 pm

    Hi Annie, I’m definitely trying this. Thanks

    Reply
  2. Lila says

    30.5.14 at 5:23 am

    These sound delicious! I’m pinning this for sure. 🙂

    Reply
    • Annie Standing says

      5.6.14 at 8:53 am

      They were amazing! Totally need to make them again soon! 🙂

      Reply
  3. huntfortheverybest says

    30.5.14 at 2:58 pm

    they look delightful!

    Reply
    • Annie Standing says

      5.6.14 at 8:53 am

      Thanks so much 🙂

      Reply
  4. Becca Hall says

    31.5.14 at 6:19 pm

    These look so great, I’ll definitely be trying these!

    Reply
    • Annie Standing says

      5.6.14 at 8:54 am

      Thank you! 😀

      Reply
  5. CJ Huang says

    1.6.14 at 12:28 am

    I’m a fan of lemon bars too, but I think the strawberries will add a nice sweetness. 🙂 I like how you put a slice on top too. Stop on by and share this or any other recipe with us on Five Friday Finds if you get a chance!

    Reply
  6. Miz Helen says

    2.6.14 at 4:14 am

    I love your Strawberry and Lemon Bars, they look fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing this awesome recipe with Full Plate Thursday. Hope you have a great week and come back soon!
    Miz Helen

    Reply
  7. Jamie @ Love Bakes Good Cakes says

    2.6.14 at 5:05 pm

    These sound awesome!! I love the flavor combo – totally tells me summer is here! Thanks so much for linking up to Freedom Fridays! Pinned and will be sharing on Facebook! 🙂

    Reply
    • Annie Standing says

      5.6.14 at 8:56 am

      Thank you! I’m hoping they will bring out the sun here again haha! So gloomy here, I need to eat Summery things to remind me of Summer!

      Reply
  8. Susan @ Oh My! Creative says

    2.6.14 at 8:26 pm

    Thanks for linking to Whimsy Wednesday! I featured you today in my roundup post. You can see it here…

    http://www.ohmy-creative.com/kitchen/dessert/10-berrylicious-berry-desserts/

    Hope to see you again this week!

    Susan

    Reply
    • Annie Standing says

      5.6.14 at 8:57 am

      Thanks so much for featuring my bars!! Hope you’re having a great week 🙂

      Reply
  9. morewithlessmom says

    11.6.14 at 10:01 pm

    Mmm can’t wait to try this! Hello from Busy Mondays.

    Reply

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