For those who like the spicy side of life chipotle chile powder adds sweet heat to everyone's favorite lemon bars.
Ingredients
- all-purpose flour: 2 cups
- butter or margarine, chilled: 1 cup
- confectioners' sugar: 0.5 cup
- chipotle Chili powder: 0.5 tsp
- apricot preserves, or preserves of your choice: 0.33333 cup
- chipotle Chili powder: 0.5 tsp
- eggs: 4 piece
- ¾ cups white sugar: 1 piece
- ⅜ cup lemon juice:
- all-purpose flour: 0.33333 cup
- baking powder: 1 tsp
- salt: 0.25 tsp
- confectioners' sugar for dusting: 0.33333 cup
- chipotle Chili powder: 0.5 tsp
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 inch square pan.
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Combine 2 cups flour, butter, 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon chipotle chile powder in a food processor; pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press the mixture into the prepared pan.
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Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until firm and golden. Remove from oven and allow to cool at least 20 minutes in the pan.
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Reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
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In a small bowl, whisk together the preserves and 1/2 teaspoon chipotle chile powder; spread over the cooled crust. Whip eggs with a wire whisk until foamy. Beat in sugar, lemon juice, and salt until the sugar has dissolved. Sift together 1/3 cup flour and baking powder; whisk into eggs until smooth. Pour onto the preserve-topped crust.
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Bake in preheated oven an additional 35 to 40 minutes, until the center of the egg mixture has set. Sift together 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar with 1/2 teaspoon chipotle powder, and sprinkle over hot lemon bars. Cool completely before cutting into bars.
