Mango & Lemon Bar Recipe

Step 1: To begin making the Mango & Lemon Bar Recipe, heat the butter in a heavy bottomed pan, on medium heat, while constantly swirling it, until it turns a deep golden/brown colour

Step 2: Take care to constantly move the butter around and keep the heat on medium so that the butter does not burn

Step 3: Cool the butter and chill it for 30 minutes in the freezer until it solidified again

Step 4: Cut the butter into 8-10 squares

Step 5: Preheat your oven at 180 degrees C, while you prepare the rest of the ingredients

Step 6: In a mixing bowl, measure out the flour

Step 7: Add the sugar and salt to it and mix

Step 8: Place the cubed, cold butter into the flour mixture and rub it into the flour using your fingers till it resembles bread crumbs

Step 9: You may alternatively do this in a food processor, by blending together the flour, sugar and salt and then adding in butter and pulsing it a couple of times until the butter is completely incorporated

Step 10: Once the butter is incorporated into the flour mixture, transfer the mixture into a greased pan layered with parchment paper

Step 11: Press the flour mixture firmly into the pan, into an even layer, using your fingers

Step 12: Next, place the tray in the oven and bake the crust/base for about 15 minutes at 180 C, until the edges set and the crust looks slightly browned

Step 13: While the crust is baking, prepare the filling

Step 14: To do this, first whisk the sugar and flour together

Step 15: Then beat in the eggs one by one, followed by the mango puree and lemon juice

Step 16: Mix everything well until just incorporated

Step 17: When the crust is baked, take it out of the oven and pour the mango and lemon filling over the hot baked base

Step 18: Reduce the temperature of the oven to 160 C and return the pan to oven

Step 19: This time around, bake it for 22-24 minutes, until the filling is set

Step 20: Take the lemon bars out of the oven and set it aside to cool completely

Step 21: You may also do this by placing the pan in the fridge

Step 22: Then, using a damp knife, slice baked dish into bars, so you get even edges and serve them chilled

Step 23: Serve the Mango & Lemon Bars for your next Tea party along with Potato Basil Fritters Recipe and Masala Chai  or to pack as a special treat in your child’s snack box