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Lemon Shortbread Bars

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(7 votes)

Category:     Baked Good

Description:
Decadent tart lemon topping makes these shortbread bars a definite hit!


General applicability:

Lemon Shortbread Bars
Green: recipe contains only neutral or a beneficials ingredients for that type.
Yellow: recipe contains an secondary avoid ingredient that may be substituted by a more permissable one.
Orange: contains an avoid in a primary ingredient.



Ingredient list:


  • Shortbread

  • 1 1/3 cup spelt flour [or rice]
  • 2 Tablespoons agave
  • 1/2 cup butter (softened) Or ghee (doesn't work quite as well)

    Lemon topping

  • 2/3 cup agave
  • 2 Tablespoons arrowroot starch (or other BTD thickener - tapioca starch work well)
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 3 Tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 Tablespoon butter


How to make it:
  • Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees.
  • Cream Agave and butter together, add flour and pour into a 9x9 baking pan.
  • Spread mixture evenly with a spoon and bake for 25 - 30 minutes.
  • While shortbread is baking, combine Agave, starch and water in a sauce pan on med/low heat until bubbly.
  • Add egg yolks (beaten) and lemon juice and cook for 2-3 minutes more.
  • Remove from heat and add butter stirring until mixed.
  • Pour lemon topping over baked shortbread, cover and cool in the refrigerator for 20-30 min.
  • Keep unused portion refrigerated.
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Blood Type Diet Analysis:

Core Ingredients Analysis:
The ingredients in this category are either BTD compliant for all types or the recipe author and/or editor did not suggest a possible substitution. If this category contains avoids for your blood type this recipe may not work for you, unless you feel like you can omit the item or make an appropriate substitution.

Ingredient
A
B
O
AB
A NS
B NS
O NS
AB NS
Lemon
B
N
N
B
B
N
N
B
Egg Yolk, Chicken
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
B
Agave Syrup
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N


Variations and Substitutions Analysis:
This category of ingredients contains possible substitutions that may allow different blood types to use the recipe or ingredients that can be left out of the recipe altogether.

Ingredient
A
B
O
AB
A NS
B NS
O NS
AB NS
Ghee, Clarified Butter
N
N
N
N
N
B
N
B
Butter
A
N
N
A
A
N
N
A
Rice Flour, White
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
B
Arrowroot
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N


Macronutrient Analysis:

This recipe may contain macronutrients with important effects on health

  • The recipe may contain ingredients encourage health microbiome balance