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blueberry lime bars

Recipe: Blueberry lime bars

Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 50 mins
Total Time 1 hr
Course Dessert
Servings 16

Ingredients
  

Crust

  • 150 g butter softened
  • 75 g sugar
  • 150 g flour
  • ½ vanilla bean or vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch salt

Filling

  • 500 ml frozen blueberries heaping 2 cups
  • 170 g sugar 3/4 cup
  • 4 limes around 150 ml juice and 2 tbsp zest
  • 3 egg whites
  • 1 egg
  • 85 g flour 2/3 cup
  • 1 pinch salt

Instructions
 

Crust

  • Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F). Line a 18*24cm baking dish (7*10 in) with parchment paper
  • Whisk butter and sugar with a hand mixer, then add vanilla and salt. Add flour while whisking until all is incorporated.
  • Put dough in the baking dish and press it out evenly.
  • Bake for 25 min until slighlty golden

Filling

  • Heat the blueberries in the microwave then mix in a blender until liquidy then transfer to a bigger bowl.
  • Zest the limes and squeeze out the lime juice.
  • Add all remaining ingredients and stir to combine.
  • Pour the mixture over the crust and bake for 25 min
  • Let it cool down then place in fridge to cool completely (around 4 hours) or use the freezer if you are in a hurry.
  • Once it is completely cool you are able to cut it into squares without making a mess
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