Lemon bars

• plain flour↗175g g
• ground rice50g g
• golden caster sugar↗85g g
• cold butter↗140g g

  diced

• milk↗1 tbsp tbsp
• zest 3 lemons

  plus 200ml/7fl oz juice (about 4 lemons)

• eggs↗3
• caster sugar↗200g g
• flour↗25g g
• icing sugar↗

  to dust

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Line a 21 or 22cm square, shallow baking tin with baking parchment. Put the flour, ground rice and sugar in a bowl with the butter and rub in until fine crumbs form. Stir in the milk with a cutlery knife. Tip into the tin and press down evenly. Bake for 15-20 mins until golden.

2. 2

   Remove the tin and lower oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Mix the lemon juice and eggs, then sieve into a bowl with the sugar, flour and zest. Whisk to combine, pour over the base, then bake for 10-15 mins until the top is just set. Cool in the tin, dust with icing sugar, then slice.