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Blood Orange Citrus Bars

Ingredients

Crust

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • Pinch of salt

Filling

  • 6 extra-large eggs, room temperature
  • 3 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup freshly squeezed blood orange juice (about 3 blood oranges)
  • 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 2 lemons)
  • 1/4 cup freshly squeeze lime juice (about 2 limes)
  • 1 tablespoon fresh blood orange zest
  • Confectioners sugar, for dusting

Instructions

Crust

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line the bottoms and sides of a 9 x 13 inch baking pan with parchment paper and set aside.
  2. Using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar using paddle attachment. Stir in flour and salt until just combined.
  3. Gather dough up in a ball and with floured hands press evenly into prepared baking pan and pressing along the sides about 1/2 inch. Chill dough for about 20 minutes.
  4. Bake crust for about 15-20 minutes until just lightly brown. Set on a wire rack to cool. Leave oven on.

Filling

  1. Whisk eggs, sugar, flour, juice and zest until blended. Pour over crust and bake for 30-35 minutes until filling is set. Let cool at room temperature.
  2. Lightly dust with confectioners sugar and cut into squares.

Notes

Adapted from Sweetly Serendipity