Orange Snack Bars – TWO RECIPES

Ingredients:

Crust:

2 sticks (1 cup) salted butter, cut into small cubes
– – – plus more for buttering the pan
2 C AP flour
1/2 C granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

Filling:

3/4 C granulated sugar
1/4 C AP flour – Ideal would be Almond Flour
5 large eggs
Zest and juice of 4 oranges (making about 1 cup of juice)

Powdered sugar, for later

Step by Step:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
   CRUST
2. Grease a 9×13 inch glass pan with butter.
3. In a large bowl, stir together the flour, granulated sugar and salt
4. Add the (cold) butter to the bowl and use a pastry cutter to cut it all together until the mixture resembles fine cornmeal.
5. Press evenly into the bottom of the prepared pan
6. Bake until golden around the edges, about 20 minutes.
7. Set aside to cool
   FILLING
8. Put the granulated sugar in a bowl.
9. Crack in the eggs and whisk to combine – one at a time.
10. Add the orange zest and juice and mix until combined.
11. Fold the flour in and mix only until incorporated
12. Pour over the crust and bake until the filling is set, about 20 minutes.
13. Allow to cool in the fridge for at least 2 hours
14. After it has cooled, sift powdered sugar over the top
15. Cutting into 16 pieces, and wrap each in plastic wrap or store individually in a baggie

Will keep in the refrigerator for up to a month

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