Orange Citrus Bars

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Orange Citrus Bars Orange Citrus Bars

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Servings: about 2 dozen
Prep Time: 25 min
Cook Time: 45 min
Difficulty: Easy

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1   orange, zested
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/3 cup orange juice
4   large eggs
2 cup granulated sugar
1 cup cold butter, cubed
1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
2 1/4 cup all purpose flour, divided

Orange Citrus Glaze:
4 cup confectioners’ sugar
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup orange, zested

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

Crust:
In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, and confectioners’ sugar. Cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Press evenly into bottom of a 13 by 9 by 2-inch baking pan. Bake 20 minutes, or until lightly browned.

Filling:
In a medium bowl, whisk together sugar, eggs, and juice until well mixed. Add 1/4 cup flour and baking powder, stirring to combine. Sprinkle in some orange zest.

Pour into hot baked crust, and bake 25 minutes, or until set. Cool the lemon bars, so you may top with orange citrus glaze.

For the Orange-Citrus Glaze:
Add 4 cups of powdered sugar and 1/2 cup orange juice together, so that it combines to make a nice creamy glaze sauce consistency. Add orange zest. When all ingredients are mixed well, pour onto the citrus bars.

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Publication: Paula's Home Cooking/Jan/Feb 2007 issue

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Reader Comments:

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I made these and the bars are yummy, but the recipe makes WAY too much glaze...I wound up scraping most of it off because it was overwhelmingly sweet. I would make perhaps 1/4 of the glaze and simply drizzle it over the finished bars. Also I zested 2 oranges and put half the zest in the bars and half in the glaze. It seemed about right. I think with less glaze probably one orange would be fine.

By Julie on June 29, 2011

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@ Betty, you're right it, is sort of ambiguous, but if you read the glaze directions it refers to a 1/2 cup of orange juice and then later adding in the zest.

By Sarah on May 26, 2011

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What does 1/2 cup orange, zested mean? Does it mean 1/2 orange or what?

By Betty on March 02, 2011

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I used lemon and lemon zest...fabulous!!!!

By Anonymous on November 11, 2010

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