Thyme Lemon Bars

Delicate lemon bars with a refreshing citrus flavor that interestingly complemented by thyme and acquires a taste of the Mediterranean dessert. Unlike traditional lemon bars, this cake it is very easy to prepare and cover not with cream, but with glaze from lemon juice and powdered sugar, which does not affect their taste, but the texture remains the same soft and moist. Bake cake on based on butter, flour and icing sugar, adding vanilla, lemon juice and thyme, and when it cools, cover the citrus with icing. Cut the cake into small squares (bars) and Serve with a cup of coffee or tea. Nutrition value per serving: (total 16 pcs.) Calories 110, total fat 6 g., saturated fat g., proteins 1 g, carbohydrates 14 g, fiber, mg cholesterol, sodium мг., сахар г. Time: 2 час. 10 min. Complexity: Easy Quantity: 16pcs Recipes use volumetric containers volume: 1 cup (st.) – 240 ml. 3/4 cup (st.) – 180 ml. 1/2 cups (st.) – 120 ml. 1/3 cup (st.) – 80 ml. 1/4 cup (Art.) – 60 ml. 1 tablespoon (tbsp.) – 15 ml. 1 teaspoon (tsp) – 5 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

Bars

• Butter to grease the mold
• Flour to sprinkle mold
• 110 gr. butter, room temperature
• 1 tbsp. flour
• 2 tbsp. l chopped thyme leaves
• 0.5 tsp shallow sea salt
• 0.5 tbsp. powdered sugar
• 2 tbsp. l freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 0.5 tsp vanilla extract

Glaze

• 2 tbsp. l freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 0.5 tbsp. powdered sugar

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Recipe preparation:

1. Set the grid on the middle level of the oven. Preheat oven to 160 ° C. Lubricate and sprinkle with flour a form for baking size 20×20 cm.

2. Bars:

   Combine flour, thyme and salt in a small bowl. In the bowl stationary mixer with nozzle blade at high speed whisk 110 g. butter and icing sugar until light lush mass, about 30 seconds. Stir in lemon juice and vanilla. Reduce the speed to low and gradually pour the flour mixture. Put the dough in the prepared form and squeeze wet with your fingers. Bake for 30 minutes until golden brown. Cool for 30 minutes.

3. Glaze:

   In a medium-sized bowl, mix lemon juice and powdered sugar until obtaining a homogeneous mass. Frost the cooled cake. Give glaze it at room temperature for a minimum of 1 hour.

4. Using a metal spatula, lay the cake out of the mold. Cut into 4 cm square bars and place them on serving dish or put in a plastic container and store closed at room temperature.