Happiness is... cooking and baking! I haven't had a lot of time since I started PA school, but I'm on a wonderful spring break now and have been enjoying doing some things that I love!
We had some yummy blueberries from Butcher's Farm Market that needed to be used - so I did a search for blueberry recipes and found Tyler Florence's Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Bars! I followed the recipe as it was written, but there were a few things I was unsure of. Of course I used lots of Pampered Chef tools (for those of you who don't know, I'm a consultant) and they really did the trick =)! I LOVE having a tool for everything!
The crust was a simple graham cracker crust with a little cinnamon and sugar added in...
This beautiful, warm weather makes me so hungry for fruit! It's still early, but I can't wait to get some fresh, local fruit. The recipe called for two lemons zested and juiced. What does that mean?!? I like to know measurements, so here is what I came up with: 1 tbs of lemon zest and 1/4 cup of lemon juice =). The bars were a little tangy, but I liked it! If you like something a little sweeter, you could try adding a little more sugar or less lemon to the batter.
Then, I washed and dried 1 cup of blueberries (someone ate the other 1/2 cup for breakfast) and scattered them on top.
The recipe called for a dusting of powered sugar, but I forgot... oops! I choose not to line my pan with parchment paper, but afterwards I kinda wished that I did. I think they might have cut a little nicer. Either way, they were yummy! They might even make the list for an Easter dessert!
You can find the full recipe here. Happy baking!
Lacie
beautiful! bringing some in on monday? hehe
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