Food Porn: Lemon Bars

by Nicole Weston, Posted Sep 27th 2006 @ 2:02PM

Lemon bars are tricky things, though they seem deceptively simple. In theory, they consist of a tart, custardy layer on a shortbread-type base, but the vast majority of recipes miss the mark by miles, with fillings that are day-glo neon yellow, too hard, too soft, too tart or too sweet. The crusts tend to fare better than the fillings, but it can still be a challenge to get a good one when the filling actually turns out properly.

The only thing harder than making a really good batch of lemon bars is taking a picture of them. The yellow lemon filling and the pale yellow base do not make for much contrast, and since the bars are often topped with a coating of powdered sugar, you end up with something remarkably unphotogenic, no matter how good they look in person. I am please to say, however, that it looks like Lemon Bars were conquered by Sugar Delirium. Not only does her photo look fantastic, but the recipe for the bars sounds like it turns out a perfectly balanced treat.

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Filed Under: Food Porn, On the Blogs, Feast Your Eyes
Tags: baking, bar cookies, bars, curd, custard, dessert, food blog, food porn, lemon, lemon bars, lemons, sugar delirium, SugarDelirium

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9-27-2006 @4:56PM Angela Pitt said... They look delicious. You show me this picture just when I'm in the mood for a good lemon bar. Talk about
perfect timing!
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9-28-2006 @7:16PM Nina said... How quaint! I just had a lemon bar today at the FSM (in Cal) and it was really good. Granted, it was probably the first lemon bar I've ever had, but it was still delicious - tart, yet sweet, with a smooth custard. The only thing I could've wished for was a harder crust.
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