Orange Bars

I was curious as to whether I could use oranges to bake something like lemon bars. Here's the results. I was fairly pleased. 

For the Crust:

1 1/2 sticks of butter

2 cups of flour

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

For the Filling:

2 large oranges (1 cup of orange juice)

2 cups of granulated sugar

1/3 cup of flour

4 eggs

2 egg yolks

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease the baking pan. Mix the ingredients for the crust to make a nice simple shortbread crust. Line the bottom of the pan with the shortbread, and line about a quarter inch up on the sides. Bake for twenty to twenty five minutes. 

For the filling, first zest the oranges. Juice the oranges. You need 1 cup of orange juice. Whisk the eggs, sugar and flour. Slowly whisk in the orange juice and zest.   Pour the filling in top of the crust. Bake for thirty to thirty five minutes. 

When finished, garnish with a light layer of powdered sugar sprinkled on top. 

Some thoughts:  I used California oranges. The taste was fine. But I prefer tangelos because the taste is more intense. The problem is that tangelos have a short season, usually the end of the summer. The next time they are in season, I may try this again with the tangelos. 

For an extra kick, you may want to add a little bit of salt to the filling.