Lemon Mardi Gras Bars Recipe

Ingredients:

1.5 c of flour; sifted
1/4 tsp of baking powder
1/2 tsp of salt
1 c sugar (powder); sifted
3 pcs eggs; separate whites and yolks
1/2 c of butter
1/3 c of lemon juice
1 c of sugar
2 Tbsps of lemon rind; grated
3/4 c of pecan nuts; chopped

For the Frosting:
1 Tbsp of cream
1 c of sugar (powder)
2 Tbsps butter

Instructions:

Sift baking powder, flour and salt together. Beat whites of eggs ’til mounds of soft texture form. Pour powder sugar slowly and beat well every after addition. Beat ’til straight stiff peaks form as you raise your beaters.

Cream butter and slowly add sugar; cream well. Drop the 3 yolks slowly one by one. Continue with beating for a minute. Alternately pour dry mixtures and juice to the creamy mixture and blend well.

Pour 1/2 c of pecans and rind; Mix thoroughly. Fold unto beaten whites of eggs slowly. Pour mixture on floured and greased 13″x 9″ baking pan.

Put into oven and bake (400 degrees F) for 25 minutes to half an hour. Prepare frosting by beating 2 Tbsps of butter, 1 Tbsp of cream and 1 c of powder sugar, ’til creamy. Frost bars while warm. Sprinkle remaining pecans on top.

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