I finally got my lemon bars to stop weeping by doing the exact opposite of what the recipe said

For months, my lemon bars were a soupy mess on top, even after cooling overnight. The recipe said to bake the curd for 25 minutes at 350, but I was desperate. Last Saturday, I baked them for 45 minutes at 300 instead. The top set PERFECTLY and they cut into clean squares. Has anyone else had to completely ignore the bake time to fix a recipe?

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3 Comments

ericschmidt3mo ago

Is it really that big of a deal if they're a little wet?

adamellis3mo ago

Honestly thought the same for years. Then my phone got ruined by a tiny splash that seemed fine at the time. Learned the hard way it's just not worth the risk.

cole_davis471mo ago

Oh man, I saw this happen to a buddy of mine. He got his phone a little wet from rain, wiped it off, thought nothing of it. A few days later the charging port started acting all wonky. Then the screen started flickering. By the end of the week the phone was a brick. He took it to a repair shop and they said the moisture had corroded some tiny little connector inside. So yeah, from what I've seen, even "a little wet" can totally mess things up down the road.