Pink Grapefruit Bars

Servings: 9

Total time: 2 Hours 47 minute, including chilling time

INGREDIENTS

For crust:
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
½ cup granulated sugar
½ teaspoon Diamond Crystal® Baking Salt 
2 cups all-purpose flour
For curd:
1 cup freshly squeezed pink grapefruit juice, about 2 large grapefruits
Zest of 1 pink grapefruit
1 cup granulated sugar
4 large eggs
¼ teaspoon Diamond Crystal® Baking Salt
½ cup cold unsalted butter, cubed
Powdered sugar, for dusting

DIRECTIONS

For crust: Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease 9x9-inch baking pan with cooking spray and line with parchment paper sling.
Beat together butter, sugar and baking salt with hand mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour, mixing until a crumbly dough forms. Press dough evenly into bottom of prepared pan and prick with a fork several times. Bake until lightly golden-brown, about 20 minutes.
For curd: Combine grapefruit juice, zest, granulated sugar, eggs and baking salt in large saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon, about 8-10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in butter until fully melted.
Strain mixture through fine mesh sieve to remove any lumps, and pour onto baked crust, spreading into an even layer.
Bake until curd is set, an additional 10-12 minutes. Let bars cool completely in pan at room temperature. Refrigerate until completely cool and curd is firm, about 2 hours.
Remove bars from pan and dust with powdered sugar. Cut into bars and serve.