Hubs took the girls to Houston this weekend; his family lives there and the girls had a lovely visit. And I got a little break from the day-to-day grind of being Mommy, which was, admittedly, welcome.
I can’t remember the last time I was home alone in my house for more than a couple of hours. I mean, there was Harryboy underfoot–an utter nuisance–and Awesome Stepkid R. was here Saturday and Sunday, but it was pretty darn quiet within these walls.
I tried to be busy; I took a friend out for a birthday lunch, went shopping (someplace other than Target!) with my mom, had MADE plans to do dinner/movie in Denver…but then the snow hit. Trapped, yet again, in my home, due to Mother Nature. However, this time I was not snowed in with small children. It was crazy quiet. I did not cook a meal. I drank wine in peace and did not have to be the Pusher of the Potty.
Still, once Sunday afternoon wore on and it started getting dusky, I missed my clan. I missed their runny noses and their demands for the perfect snack and the shrieks of hilarity.
So I rolled up my sleeves and went into the kitchen–even though I’d declared the kitchen “Off-Limits” for the weekend–and baked up something to let my little Freakshow Circus that I’d missed them.
Modified Lemon Bars (adapted from Gramma Rhetta’s Lemon Bars)
1/2 cup cold butter
1 cup flour
1/4 cup powdered sugar
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
1 teaspoon flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
dash salt
Powdered sugar, for dusting
Preheat oven to 350. Line a greased 8×8 inch square pan with heavy duty foil or parchment, leaving excess hanging over edges. Grease foil or parchment (generously!).
Combine butter, flour and powdered sugar to create coarse crumbs. Press firmly into the bottom of pan. Bake for 20 minutes or until lightly golden.
Combine sugar, eggs, lemon juice, lemon zest, flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Whisk until well combined.
Pour filling over crust, return to oven and bake 25-30 minutes or until set. Cool for 15-20 minutes, then use foil/parchment overhang to lift bars out of pan. Remove foil/parchment. Freeze uncut slab of bars for 10-15 minutes, then slice into individual bars. Dust with powdered sugar.
I am happy to say that my house is noisy once again. And I have two little minxes with powdered sugar mustaches. Life is good.
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