Strawberry Lemon Bars
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, cut into chunks
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 cup chopped fresh strawberries
- 1 ⅓ cups white sugar
- 4 large eggs
- ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Combine 2 cups flour, ¼ cup confectioners’ sugar, cornstarch, lemon zest, and ⅛ teaspoon salt in the bowl of a food processor; pulse to combine. Add butter and oil; pulse until incorporated and crumbly. Press into an 8-inch square baking dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, place strawberries in the bowl of a food processor; pulse until smooth. Strain mixture through a fine-mesh-sieve into a bowl; discard solids.
- Whisk 1 ⅓ cups white sugar, eggs, ⅓ cup flour, lemon juice, and ⅛ teaspoon salt into strawberry purée until combined.
- Pour strawberry filling into hot crust; bake until filling is just set, about 20 minutes.
- Cool on a wire rack, about 30 minutes. Chill in the refrigerator, about 2 hours. Dust with 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar; cut into 16 bars.
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