Minty Lime Bars
This matters to me because...
A friend went on a second date with someone, and the guy made these lime bars, which were heavily based on a YouTube video that I have also watched. I made a verbal commitment that I would make them (and also hoped to get some brownie points for my friend's date--they're still together at the time of posting this), so here we are.
Ingredients
- Unsalted butter
- Lime/lime zest
- Sugar, confectioner's and granulated
- All-purpose flour
- Fresh mint
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Eggs
- Cornstarch
- Lemon
2 Comments
- Making lime/lemon curd fillings isn't as difficult as I thought. I maybe was a bit more cautious when dissolving the sugar and heating up the pan, but I'm glad it turned out well.
- I couldn't taste the mint. Perhaps it's because it wasn't fresh enough, or I didn't add enough of it. I did get the mint about a week before I made it, so that might've contributed to the fragrance absence.
2 Learnings
- Following recipes line-by-line really helped with me getting the right consistency with the lime bars and making the shortbread layer.
- Using a stand mixer isn't necessary for any baking thing; I'm glad I didn't need a stand mixer for this. I did get one before I started baking anything though.