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Florida Grapefruit Shortbread Bars

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Ingredients

Shortbread Crust:

  • 1/2 cup (approx. 113 g) unsalted butter, melted
  • 1/4 cup (approx. 50 g) sugar
  • 1 cup (approx. 120 g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon (1.25 ml) salt

Grapefruit Filling:

  • 1/2 cup (120 ml) freshly squeezed Florida Grapefruit (or Florida Grapefruit Juice)
  • 1 cup (approx. 200 g) sugar
  • 3 tablespoons (approx. 23 g) all-purpose flour
  • 3 eggs
  • 3 teaspoons (15 ml) grapefruit zest

Instruction

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a 9×9 (23 × 23 cm) glass baking dish with parchment paper.
  2. In a medium bowl, mix the melted butter, sugar, flour, vanilla extract, and salt until combined.
  3. Press the dough evenly in the baking dish and bake for 18-20 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside.
  4. In a medium bowl, whisk the sugar, flour, eggs, grapefruit juice, and grapefruit zest until well combined.
  5. Pour filling mixture over warm crust and bake for 25-30 minutes. minutes, or until the center is set.
  6. Let bars cool completely at room temperature and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

Optional: dust with powdered sugar before cutting and serving.

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