Cranberry Lime Bars

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 1/2 cup Cranberries
  • 4 tbsp Lime, zest
  • 1 Sugared cranberries

• Refrigerated

  • 6 Eggs

• Condiments

  • 2/3 cup Lime juice, fresh

• Baking & Spices

  • 3/4 tsp Baking powder
  • 1/4 cup Confectionars sugar
  • 1/2 cup Confectioners' sugar
  • 2 1/2 cups Flour
  • 1 drops Food coloring, green
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 2 1/2 cups Sugar

• Dairy

  • 1 cup Butter

Found on bunsenburnerbakery.com

Description

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup cranberries, fresh or frozen (thaw and pat dry for frozen)
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 6 eggs
• 2/3 cup fresh lime juice
• 1/2 cup flour
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 4 tablespoons lime zest
• 1-2 drops green food coloring (optional)
• 1/4 cup confectionars sugar
• sugared cranberries

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 °F.  Line a 9×9-inch square pan with aluminum foil, then lightly grease.Add the cranberries to the bowl of a food processor.  Pulse several times, until cranberries are chopped into small pieces.  Add the flour, sugar, and salt, and pulse several times to combine.  Add the butter and continue to pulse in short, one second bursts, until the mixture resembles coarse sand.  (Alternatively: chop cranberries with a knife, whisk together following ingredients, and cut butter into the dough with two knives.)Spread the shortbread crust into the prepared pan, pressing the crumbly dough down with a heavy glass, until dough forms an even layer across the pan.  Bake for 12 minutes, then remove from the oven.In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, lime juice, flour, sugar, lime zest, baking powder, and lime zest.  Add food coloring if desired.  Pour the filling over the crust.Return the baking pan into the oven and bake until the filling is set, 25 to 30 minutes.  Cool completely at room temperature, then transfer to the refrigerator for 1-2 hours, or overnight, until bars are set.Cut bars into squares and top with additional confectioners sugar and sugared cranberries.