Blackberry-lemon Bars

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, divided
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup cold butter, cut into pieces
• 4 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest
• 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups fresh blackberries
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°. line bottom and sides of a 13- x 9-inch pan with heavy-duty aluminum foil, allowing 2 to 3 inches to extend over sides; lightly grease foil.
• 2 pulse 2 cups flour, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, and 1 cup butter in a food processor 5 to 6 times or until mixture is crumbly. press mixture onto bottom of prepared pan.
• 3 bake at 350° on an oven rack one-third up from bottom of oven 25 minutes or just until golden brown.
• 4 whisk together eggs and next 3 ingredients in a large bowl until blended.
• 5 combine baking powder, salt, and remaining 1/4 cup flour; whisk into egg mixture until blended. pour lemon mixture into prepared crust.
• 6 pulse 2 cups blackberries and 1/2 cup granulated sugar in a food processor 3 to 4 times or until blended. transfer mixture to a small saucepan.
• 7 cook over medium-low heat, stirring often, 5 to 6 minutes or until thoroughly heated. pour through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a bowl, gently pressing blackberry mixture with back of a spoon; discard solids.
• 8 drizzle over lemon mixture in pan.
• 9 bake at 350° on middle oven rack 30 to 35 minutes or until filling is set. let cool in pan on a wire rack 30 minutes.
• 10 lift from pan onto wire rack, using foil sides as handles, and let cool 30 minutes or until completely cool. remove foil, and cut into 24 (2-inch) squares; sprinkle with powdered sugar. garnish, if desired.