my sister from az brought me a ton of lemons the other day. i zested and juiced them all and so far i have made 2 delicious lemon recipes. the first is from the tasty kitchen .
fresh lemonade.
adapted from tasty kitchen
by thatssoyummy
6 whole Lemons
1 cup Granulated Sugar
6 cups Cold Water
Juice the lemons. This should give you 1 cup of lemon juice. Remember you can get the most juice by firmly rolling the lemons between your hand and the counter.
In a gallon pitcher, combine 1 cup lemon juice, 1 cup sugar, and 6 cups cold water. Stir, and adjust water to taste-i added a little more sugar, i am sweet like that.
Chill and serve over ice.
i love this stuff-very easy. so easy i have made it three times this weekend.
next....lemon bars. possibly my favorite lemon treat.
lemon bars
adapted from the better homes and gardens new cook book.
1/3 cup butter
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup flour
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 tbs flour
2tsp lemon zest
3 tbs lemon juice
1/4 tsp baking powder
powdered sugar(optional)
beat butter on med-high for 30 seconds
add 1/4 c sugar, then 1 c flour(will be crumbly)
press into ungreased 8x8 pan. bake at 350 for 15 minutes.
for the filling, combine eggs, 3/4 c sugar, 2 tbs flour, lemon zest, lemon juice, and baking powder. beat 2 minutes.
pour filling over baked layer. bake 20 min. once cool, sift powdered sugar over top if desired.
delicious and so very easy. you can whip these up really fast and they seem to really impress people. thats what i call working smart, not hard.
Oh I love fresh lemonade!! I use Splenda when I make it so that it is not full of calories. :) It makes it another 0pt drink if you are doing weight watchers.
ReplyDeleteooooh. i bet that would be good! i hate any sort of sugar substitute, but splenda is the one exception.
ReplyDeleteThe lemon bars sound delicious! Thanks for the recipe! How many eggs?
ReplyDeleteoh my gosh! thank you for pointing that out! 2 eggs. boy, is my face red!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I can't wait to try them!
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