Lemon bars by Mary Flahavan

These lemon bars by Mary Flahavan will add some zing to the dessert table!

Serves 16|Takes 20 minutes

INGREDIENTS:

2/3 cup of butter
1 cup of brown sugar
1 1/2 cups of Flahavan’s Oats
1 1/4 cups of plain flour
Zest and juice of 2 lemons
1 1/3 cups (1 can) of condensed milk

METHOD:

Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy in a mixer or food processor.

Add the flour and oats and mix to form a dough; the texture will be crumbly.

Line a 13” x 9”  baking tray with parchment and firmly press out about 2/3 of the dough in the base of the tray.

In a separate bowl combine the juice and zest of the lemons with the condensed milk.

Spread the condensed milk and lemon mixture on top of the dough in the baking tray.

Sprinkle the remaining dough over the top and press lightly.

Bake in preheated oven at  350°F  for 10 minutes.

Lower the temperature to 300°F and bake for a further 20 minutes until golden in colour.

Allow to cool and cut into small squares.

Recipe Categories:

Sweet   Snacks   Mary Flahavan’s   Vegetarian  

For this recipe you can use:

Flahavan's Irish Rolled Oats
Flahavan's Oats Illustration