Name: Lemon pudding bars with butter crust
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 1 pan
Cuisine: Slovak
Ingredients: 400 g All-purpose flour; 200 g Butter; 150 g Powdered sugar; 1 pinch Salt; 2–3 tbsp Milk; 1 Egg; 600 ml Sour cream; 2 packets Vanilla pudding mix (cook-type; 40 g each); 150 g Superfine sugar; 500 ml Milk; From 1 lemon Lemon juice; From 1 lemon Lemon zest

Instructions

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Combine all the crust ingredients in a bowl and work into a smooth dough. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare the filling. Combine the milk, sugar, and pudding mix in a saucepan and cook until thick. Let cool, stirring occasionally. Mix the cooled pudding with the sour cream, lemon zest, and lemon juice.
Preheat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F) and line a baking pan with parchment paper.
Divide the chilled dough in half and roll each half into a rectangle the size of the pan, for example 20 × 30 cm. Place one sheet in the bottom of the pan and spread with the pudding filling. Cover with the second sheet and bake for 25–30 minutes.
Let the baked bars cool, then dust with powdered sugar just before serving.

Tip: Roll the delicate dough sheet around a rolling pin to transfer it without tearing. Prick the top sheet with a fork so steam from the filling can escape and the dough will not puff up during baking.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per 100 g, calculated from the ingredients

Energy: 252 kcal
Protein: 3.8 g
Carbohydrates: 33 g
of which sugars: 16 g
Fat: 12 g
of which saturates: 7.5 g
Fiber: 0.5 g
Salt: 0.2 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Citrónový koláč s pudingovým krémom na maslovom korpuse