Citrus bars

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• cupcake

  29 May 2012

  cupcake rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really easy and delicious. I would prefer it a little more tart so I would probably reduce the sugar next time. Looked great with the icing sugar on top.

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• Louise Jarrett

  21 June 2012

  Louise Jarrett rated and commented on this recipe

  

  My friend made these for group of girls after seeing them in the good food magazine. Everybody loved them. They were easy to make and something really different, great with a cup of tea in the afternoon!

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• yummy

  21 June 2012

  yummy rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Sorry 5 stars is just not enough for this, so add some more of my own 5 + **** only one way to describe this a divine slice of heaven. Made as recipe states wouldn't change a thing. If this is heaven take me now, save me clearing up......

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• Lesley

  14 July 2012

  Lesley rated and commented on this recipe

  

  These were okay but there was way too much curd which made them very sticky. I might try it again with a reduced amount of juice. Also I couldn't sift icing sugar over them as they were already so sweet that they made your teeth ache!

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• bridgetmary

  16 November 2012

  bridgetmary commented on this recipe

  Made this today, but the topping wouldn't set. Any suggestions?

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• bridgetmary

  16 November 2012

  bridgetmary commented on this recipe

  Made this today, but the topping wouldn't set. Any suggestions?

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• bridgetmary

  16 November 2012

  bridgetmary commented on this recipe

  Made this today, but the topping wouldn't set. Any suggestions?

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• joejoynatnic

  22 November 2012

  joejoynatnic rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I've tried loads of recipes on this site, and as a busy Mum of 3 children under 5 I never normally leave a comment. But WOW! These are absolutely divine, and you get 18 of them! Everyone who tried them asked for the recipe and my son is begging me that we make them again today, (its baking day). So we're off to make more, if you're wondering if this recipe is worth it, stop wondering and go and make them, you won't be disappointed. One change we made was according to the citrus fruit available, I used two lemons and two limes. Very refreshing!

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• joanie

  02 January 2013

  joanie commented on this recipe

  Fantastic recipe. Is already a favorite with us and so easy to make.

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• Food! :)

  14 February 2013

  Food! :) commented on this recipe

  Really good and easy! There was quite a bit of curd compared to the base and was extremely sweet! Other than that it was really good!

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• Stormers Girl

  17 February 2013

  Stormers Girl rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Not impressed really, I usually love good food recipes and use them lots . This is far too sweet, not lemony enough. I only used 300g of sugaring the top , 3 eggs and 150 ml of juice.....having read other comments. It worked as in it all set etc but after tasting I couldn't put icing on top as well as it would have been even sweeter. Would have been better to make home made lemon curd on shortbread biscuits. Not the best recipe.

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• sandie

  27 February 2013

  sandie commented on this recipe

  No stars from me! It was way too sweet! What a waste of good ingredients. I was really disappointed as I have used many of Mary's recipes in the past and they have always been very reliable and good

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• Oya Orlova

  11 March 2013

  Oya Orlova rated and commented on this recipe

  

  very easy recipe. the only thing i changed was that i added only 200 g of sugar instead of 400 g and it was better, not too sweet, just right. the only thing was that i added red oranges instead of normal ones and they didn't add enough flavour. maybe next time i'l go with 3 eggs instead of 4.

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• minkyminou

  31 March 2013

  minkyminou rated and commented on this recipe

  

  These were yummy but I cannot believe the amount of sugar in the ingredients - surely this is a typo?!! I used 300g thinking 400 seemed a lot and this was still much too sweet for me, so I was loathed to pour more icing sugar all over the top (but I feel it needs it for the presentation) - I'll go with 200g next time. The topping also came out a bit 'cakey' rather than lemon curd, as my oven cooks things quite fast. I'll cut down on the flour next time though and see if this helps. There is a similar recipe on here, but called 'lemon bars' - I think I'll follow that recipe next time for the topping. That uses 200g sugar and only 25g flour. You really just need to cut these into bite sized pieces as they are very sweeeeet and rich.

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• Lee Yunfen

  09 May 2013

  Lee Yunfen rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I usually don't like to eat slices because they are too sweet for me. So I tried to reduce sugar (about 2/5 amount of the topping) in this recipe and it works fine and keeps the tangy taste. Thanks for the recipe.

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Ingredients

FOR THE BASE

• 250g plain flour
• 85g icing sugar , plus extra for dusting
• 175g butter , cut into small pieces

FOR THE TOPPING

• 2 lemons and 1 large orange
• 4 large eggs
• 400g caster sugar
• 50g plain flour

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MAKES 18

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Prep 20 mins

Cook 35 - 45 mins

Ingredients

FOR THE BASE

• 250g plain flour
• 85g icing sugar , plus extra for dusting
• 175g butter , cut into small pieces

FOR THE TOPPING

• 2 lemons and 1 large orange
• 4 large eggs
• 400g caster sugar
• 50g plain flour

PER BAR

257 kcalories, protein 3g, carbohydrate 39g, fat 10 g, saturated fat 6g, fibre 1g, sugar 28g, salt 0.2 g

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