Gluten-free lemon bars

My parents have a lemon tree in their backyard that produces these HUGE, juicy lemons, so we always bring a bag or four home with us after we visit. One of my favorite uses for lemons is to make lemon bars using my friend Amy's recipe. They are so good and tart! Since Kyle loves them too, I thought I'd search for a gluten-free version. They turned out great! I used King Arthur GF flour (which for some reason I've been calling King George on this blog.) It doesn't really have that gluten-free taste and doesn't require mixing a bunch of different flours together.

http://www.food.com/recipe/gluten-free-lemon-bars-425323

I know this isn't healthy, but for people who don't normally cook gluten-free, this is an easy option for when you're entertaining friends with special diet needs.

Instead of 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, I added 3. Next time I'll add even more to get that lemony zing!

I let the kids add the powdered sugar, so it was definitely sweet enough!

We couldn't wait to taste our dessert, which was a mistake. They were a big, grainy, gloppy mess. They still tasted great, but were MUCH better after being in the fridge for a few hours.

Close up of the yummy filling!

After cooling, the crust tasted like regular old crust and wasn't grainy at all. I'll be making this again for poor, dessert-deprived Kyle.

As you can see, this was a big hit!