Passover Lemon Bars

Name: Passover Lemon Bars
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 7 tablespoons unsalted melted butter; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 vanilla bean scraped (or 2 teaspoons extract); ¼ teaspoon kosher or sea salt; ½ cup finely ground almonds; ½ cup matzo cake meal; Zest from 1 lemon (preferably from an organic lemon); 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar; 3 tablespoons potato starch; 3 large eggs; Finely grated zest from 2 lemons ((preferably from organic lemons)); ½ cup fresh lemon juice (from about 2 - 3 medium lemons); Pinch of kosher or sea salt; 2 - 3 tablespoons powdered sugar (for dusting (optional))

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:1h

LAURA FRANKEL is a noted Kosher Chef and the author of Jewish Cooking for All Seasons and Jewish Slow Cooker Recipes (Agate Publishing). Her third book, Clean Slate Jewish Cooking is to be published in 2017. She is the founder of Shallots Restaurants in Chicago, Skokie and New York and she worked for Wolfgang Puck for 10 years.Chef Laura claims that she was born knowing how to cook and understanding ingredients. Whether or not that is true, she has made many people across the country and around the world happy with her food, including her 3 sons who love to eat great food. Chef Laura spends her days in pursuit of the perfect bite and will be working with the team to create innovative recipes and tips for busy home-cooks everywhere. View Posts

Updated at: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:02:46 GMT