Bursting with Lemon, Lemon Bars

       What a better way to use up delicious meyer lemons than in these delicious golden bars?  Lemon bars are a popular, relatively easy dessert that are popular for parties and snacks.  These ones are naturally a beautiful golden because of the meyer lemons and I chose to use high omega 3 eggs making the yolks golden.

Bursting with Lemon, Lemon Bars:

  Ingredients:

• Shortbread crust (I found a simple one online, just combining flour, sugar, and butter but substituted half the flour for ground pecans and almonds)
• 6 egg yolks
• 6 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup fresh lemon juice (I used meyer lemons)
• 6 tablespoons butter

  Instructions:

1. Line a casserole pan with parchment paper, and press the shortbread into it
2. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit until golden brown; about 20 minutes:
   
3. Remove from oven and while the crust cools, whisk together egg yolks, eggs, sugar, and lemon juice together:
   
4. In a small sauce pan, melt the butter and pour egg mixture into the pan.  Whisk constantly until a thermometer reads 170:
   
5. Strain lemon curd over the crust and place back in the 350 degree oven for about 15 minutes, or until curd starts to firm up:
   
6. Remove and let cool completely before cutting, enjoy!