Cookery has become a noble art, a noble science; cooks are gentlemen. - Robert Burton

He was an innovator, an experimenter, a missionary in bringing the gospel of good cooking to the home table. - Craig Claiborne

Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all. - Harriet Van Horne

Friday, April 1, 2011

Lemon Bars Doubled.

First off, doubling the lemon bar recipe is a bad idea!

"Why?" you may ask. Because if you're doubling and aren't using two 9x9 or 8x8 dishes, it just doesn't work. I don't have two of those dishes. So, I decided to double the recipe and use a 9x13. And 117 sq. in. (area of 9x13) is not the same as 124 or 162 sq. in. (area of two 8x8 or 9x9 dishes, respectively).

I should have one and halfed the recipe, honestly and it might have worked out better.

"What was wrong with the lemon bars this time?" you may be wondering even. Well, they did not bake and set all the way. I baked them longer in preparation of the different pan, but they were totally done on top and would have burnt if I did not remove them from the oven. Yet, then when cut into, they were still gooey and liquidy and did not set like they should have. They also did not taste as good as the first batch.

Therefore, do not double the lemon bars!

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