Key Lime Pie

My siblings came to visit last weekend, so we decided to have a cookout with them and invite our friends.  It was great!  I decided to make a couple of new desserts, which were very good.  I found this recipe on foodnetwork.com, its a Paula Deen recipe.  My older sister Rachel helped me make it, it was a lot of fun cooking with her.  This is a very good pie, however yet again I wished I would have read of the reviews.  You freeze this recipe so it is more like ice cream and it melts easily.  Still very good!

Blueberry Peach Cobbler

I have never made a cobbler before and decided to try my hand at it.  This was very good, basic cobbler recipe. Delicious!

Lemon Bars

My best friend came to visit and one of her favorite desserts is lemon bars so I made a recipe that I have had for a while. Super easy and very tasty!!

Ingredients:
Crust:
2 c flour
1 c confectioners sugar
pinch of salt
2 sticks butter softened

Filling:
4 eggs
2 c sugar
6 tbsp flour
6 tbsp fresh lemon juice
zest from one lemon




Directions:
Preheat oven to 350°, grease 9X13X2 pan.

Crust:
Mix dry ingredients. Cut in butter. Press mixture into pan. (dip fingers in powder sugar to avoid sticking to fingers.) I don't use all of the crust mixture mainly because I am not a huge fun of pie crust and I don't like when it over powers the filling. I evenly press the mixture in the pan. I probably use 2/3 of the mixture.
Bake for 20 minutes. Cool while making filling.

Filling:
Mix all ingredients. Pour over bake crust. Bake for 25 minutes.
Let set in fridge for 4-6 hours (I put it in the fridge over night), sprinkle with additional powder sugar if desired.

I love these lemon bars. The only thing is I wish they were thicker. I am going to try some different recipes. Sometimes when I make lemon bars they get what looks like foam on top. I was concerned that I was doing something wrong so I asked a friend who use to own a bakery and she said it happens to her too sometimes and not to be concerned. I just sprinkle with powder sugar so no one knows. Enjoy!