Pink Raspberry Lemonade Bars Recipes

PINK RASPBERRY LEMONADE BARS

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 13 X 9 inch baking pan with foil, letting foil extend above pan at both ends. Coat foil with nonstick spray.
• 2. Crust: Beat butter, flour and confectioners' sugar in a large bowl with mixer until blended (mixture will be crumbly). Press over bottom of pan. Bake 15 minutes, or until light golden. Leave oven on.
• 3. Meanwhile, make Topping: In a large bowl, beat eggs, sugar, lemon zest and juice, flour and baking powder with mixer to combine. Add about 5 drops food color and beat until topping is pink. Pour over the hot crust.
• 4. Add your washed, drained and dried raspberries on top.
• 5. Bake 25 to 30 minutes until top is golden and topping has set. Cool in pan on a wire rack.
• 6. Lift foil by ends to cutting board. Cut in 6 rows lengthwise, 8 crosswise to make 48 bars. Dust with confectioners' sugar.
• 7. Storage tip: Refrigerate airtight with wax paper between layers up to 1 week, or freeze up to 1 month.

PINK LEMONADE BARS

Steps:

• Make the crust:
• Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F. Grease 8x8" baking pan with butter or nonstick cooking spray. Line pan with parchment, leaving a generous overhang on all sides, and grease parchment with butter or nonstick cooking spray.
• Purée flour, powdered sugar, salt, and lemon zest in a food processor until combined. Add 6 Tbsp. butter and pulse just until dough forms.
• Press dough into bottom of prepared pan and about 1/2" up sides. Chill at least 30 minutes.
• Prick bottom of crust with a fork and bake until light golden brown, about 20 minutes.
• Make the filling and bake bars:
• Purée raspberries in a blender until smooth. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a medium bowl.
• Whisk eggs, granulated sugar, and lemon juice in another medium bowl. Whisk in pomegranate juice, salt, and 1/4 cup raspberry purée until smooth, then whisk in flour until combined. (Reserve remaining raspberry purée for other use.) Pour filling into crust and bake until filling is set and slightly golden at the edges, about 20 minutes more.
• Transfer pan to a wire rack and let cool completely. Loosen edges with an offset spatula or butter knife, then use parchment paper overhang to remove bar from pan. Place bar on parchment on a cutting board and cut into 4 pieces lengthwise, then 4 pieces crosswise to make 16 bars. Dust bars with powdered sugar.
• Do Ahead
• Raspberry purée can be made and chilled in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Assembled bars can be chilled in a single layer in an airtight container for up to 5 days.