Orange Citrus Bars

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen, 2007

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Pucker Up

Rated: 3 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (42)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
45 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
about 2 dozen

Times:

Prep: 25 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 45 min
Total:: 1 hr 10 min

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Ingredients

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, divided
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 cup cold butter, cubed
2 cups granulated sugar
4 large eggs
1/3 cup orange juice
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 orange, zested

Orange Citrus Glaze:

4 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 orange, zested

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

Crust:

In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, and confectioners' sugar. Cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Press evenly into bottom of a 13 by 9 by 2-inch baking pan. Bake 20 minutes, or until lightly browned.

Filling:

In a medium bowl, whisk together sugar, eggs, and juice until well mixed. Add 1/4 cup flour and baking powder, stirring to combine. Sprinkle in some orange zest.

Pour into hot baked crust, and bake 25 minutes, or until set. Cool the bars, so you may top with orange citrus glaze.

For the Orange-Citrus Glaze:

Add 4 cups of powdered sugar and 1/2 cup orange juice together, so that it combines to make a nice creamy glaze sauce consistency. Add orange zest. When all ingredients are mixed well, pour onto the citrus bars.

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alyssa brooklyn, NY 10-17-2009
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It's true; these bars are too sweet...
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

Although these bars do have a good orange flavor, they are like eating pure sugar. There's two cups of regular sugar in the... filling, four cups of confectioner's sugar in the glaze, and confectioner's sugar in the crust. And the crust tastes too much like pure butter. The next time I make them, if I ever make them again, I will be cutting down on the sugar. I expected them to be a refreshing dessert, like most citrus desserts, and they were way too rich.Read more
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Ashley West Monroe, LA 10-16-2009
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Loved them!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I watched the show and HAD to try these out. They are sweet, but on the show she didn't use all of the glaze, so neither did... I. I loved the crust on them, it added some texture (aka crunch). These are real easy to make and I will most definitely make them again!Read more
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ronn cleveland, OH 10-12-2009
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Sweet and too much glaze...need to cut down amounts
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I knew right from watching it on TV that I had to cut down on the sugar and more importantly, the volume of glaze. You can... tell just by what she had there on TV, how much glaze she had, so I figured Id better cut it in half, and I did. Also I put half the sugar she called for, watched how it was baking to time it better and then it came out great. I will make it over and overRead more
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Etta Spanaway, WA 10-09-2009
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Citrus Bars
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I agree with what the person commenting said about people needing to learn to read. If you follow the instructions you will... find you will come out with a much better bar. Also test your oven, as we don't all have the same ovens, you need to know where yours cooks things completely and correctly per recipe that you use. For example, depending on where you live according to sea level makes a difference in how food bakes, also not every oven cooks the same, know your oven, make the correct adjustments and wala, you'll have it. Yes this recipe is a tad on the sweet side, just cut back a bit on the sugars, it still works and use unsweetened juice. You'll find no 1 recipe cooks the same from one oven to the next, please keep that in mind when using yours, only your oven cooks the way it does. Not trying to be critical just trying to be helpful. I love your show Paula and I do cook, bake and try your recipes, keep cooking on girl. From my kitchen to yours, Happy Cooking :o) Read more
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Nicole Orlando, FL 10-09-2009
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Daughter loved them...
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

My daughter loved these. The recipe says bake the crust 20 min. OR until golden. The filling is 25 min. OR until set. Maybe... all the people who had under cooked bars should learn how to read...Read more
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Jonna Fresno, CA 10-04-2009
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YUCK! Don't waste your time!!!! WAY TOO MUCH SUGAR!!!
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I am a big fan of Paula Deen! Unfortunately this recipe is absolutely awful! The filling didn't set up. The crust tasted like... nothing but flour! The amount of glaze the recipe made was WAY too much! I will never make this again! My family gave it a fair try. We only ate 2 bars (1 inch square). I will be throwing the rest of the pan away. I agree with everyone else. The Food Network kitchens really need to test this one again and REWRITE the recipe so no one goes into SUGAR SHOCK! Sorry Paula! This one really made me pucker!Read more