Lemon-mint bars
Description
The recipe won't take much time. It's a simple dessert prepared in two simultaneous steps. While the first layer is baking, you make the second one. Combine them together, bake for another 15 minutes—and it's ready. This recipe is perfect for unexpected guests, kids with a sweet tooth, and everyone who loves lemons. It has lightness and the characteristic tang of lemon. All together, it's an amazingly wonderful dessert. The pastry is ready. Serve it at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Crush the sweet crackers in a blender bowl into fine crumbs. Then mix them with flour, sugar, and melted butter.
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Step 2
2. Place the cookie dough on a baking sheet lined with foil.
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Step 3
3. In a shallow container, mix the condensed milk, eggs, and zest of two lemons. Beat everything with a mixer.
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Step 4
4. Add a few drops of green food coloring and the juice of one lemon to half of the cream mixture.
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Step 5
5. Pour the green mixture over the crust, bake the bar for 5 minutes in a preheated oven at 180 degrees.
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Step 6
6. Add the juice of one lemon to the second half as well. Pour in the remaining lemon mixture and bake for another 10 minutes. Let the bars cool before serving, then cut into portions and garnish with mint.