Pucker Up Preserved Lemons Recipes

PUCKER UP PRESERVED LEMONS

Steps:

• 1. Wash the jars and sterilize them, lids and rings as well. Wash the lemons very well and dry.
• 2. Slice one end off of each lemon and with a mandolin " if you have one " but remember there are no fingers in this recipe so please be careful "giggling " or slice the lemons as thin or thick as you would like them.
• 3. Slice the lemons into a glass bowl.
• 4. Add the salt, sugar and lemon juice, and cover and toss several times. Let this sit covered for about 30 minutes on the counter.
• 5. Remove the jars, rings and lids...
• 6. Put the lemons in the jars and top with juice. Cover let the jars sit out for at least 3 hours flipping them about ½ every hour or so.
• 7. After that time put them in the refrigerator for about 3 weeks. Every day turn them up side down for a minute and put back into the refrigerator.
• 8. When the lemon rinds turn almost translucent they are ready to use. You are only limited by your imagine on how to use these.

PRESERVED LEMONS

Steps:

• Toss the lemon slices in kosher salt to coat, and place them into a sterile 2 quart glass jar. Pour in the lemon juice, cover tightly, and let stand on the counter for 1 week. Turn the jar over daily. At the end of the week, top the jar off with enough olive oil to cover the lemons. This will keep in the refrigerator for up to 4 months.
• To use, pull the lemon pulp from the peel, and scrape out the pith to leave only the yellow rind. Julienne, and add to your favorite dish for a lemony zing.

PUCKER-UP LEMON CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat over to 350°F.
• Grease 13x9-inch baking pan.
• In large bowl mix cake mix, gelatin, water, eggs and oil.
• Beat on low speed of mixer until combined.
• Beat on high 2 minutes until smooth.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake 35-40 minutes until toothpick inserted comes clean.
• Cool on wire rack.
• Stir together powdered sugar and lemon juice, adding more water if needed to make a thinner glaze for drizzling.
• Spoon glaze over hot cake.
• Let stand until cool or serve slightly warm.

PUCKER UP LEMON BARS

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 325. Cut butter into flour and confectioners' sugar with a pastry knife. Add lemon zest and mix in well using fingers.
• 2. Pat crust into an ungreased 13x9 pan. Bake for 18-20 min.
• 3. While crust is baking, prepare lemon filling.
• 4. Whisk 4 eggs with sugar until well blended. Add flour, lemon juice and lemon juice. Mix well. Add lemon curd and mix until well blended.
• 5. Pour lemon filling over hot short bread crust and return to the oven for 20-22 min. Loosen around edges, allow to cool slightly and cut into bars. When cooled completely dust with confectioners' sugar.

PUCKER-UP LEMON CRUNCH PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Combine cookies and butter and mix well.
• spread over bottom and up sides of 9 inch deep dish pie pan to form a crust.
• Bake 10 minutes and cook completely.
• In meantime mix pudding according to package directions using milk.
• Spoon evenly into cooled crust.
• Carefully fold the crushed candies into the cool whip.
• Spread over the pie filling.
• Cover loosely and refrigerate at least 2 hours to meld flavors.