Blood Orange Bars

March 23, 2020

Any kind of orange juice (tangerine, blood orange) works great in place of the lemon juice in lemon bars.

Ingredients

1 cup (2 sticks)butter

2 1/2 cupsflour

2/3 cupsugar

1/4 teaspoonsalt

2/3 cupfresh blood orange, tangerine or orange juice

2 teaspoonsorange zest

2 tablespoonsfresh lemon juice

1 1/2 cupssugar

1/4 cupflour

1/2 teaspoonbaking powder

4 largeeggs

Powdered Sugar

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350F. To prepare crust, beat butter in a heavy mixer until creamy. Add flour, sugar and salt and beat until dough forms. Press the crust into the bottom of a 9 x 13-inch baking dish. Bake 20 minutes.

2. While crust is baking, prepare the filling. Place all ingredients into a food processor or blender. Pulse until combined. Pour filling evenly over hot crust. Return to oven and bake 15-20 minutes or until filling is not jiggly. Cool completely. Dust with powdered sugar.