Stash Tea Lemon Blossom Bars Create a Luscious Summer Treat

Portland, OR - Don't you love it when you go to a picnic or potluck, and people rave about your recipe and ask if there's a "secret ingredient" that makes it taste so good?

With Stash Tea Lemon Blossom Bars, you'll have the delight of divulging that the refreshing lemony taste is courtesy of Lemon Blossom Tea, one of the pure, 100 percent natural teas from the Stash Tea Company of Portland, Oregon.

Lemon Blossom tea bags, or rather the contents of those tea bags, make this recipe unique, simple and fun to make. The tea is an artfully crafted herbal blend of citrus peel, lemongrass, rosehips, hibiscus, safflower, ginger and natural lemon flavors. It is naturally caffeine free with a delightful lemon flavor and fragrant aroma.

Stash Tea's Lemon Blossom tea bags are available in supermarkets, specialty retailers and the company's mail order catalog or online at www.stashtea.com. More tea recipes are also available on the website. To request a free Stash Tea catalog, call 1-800-826-4218, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. A $5 gift certificate inside the catalog is good toward the first purchase of $20 or more.

Stash Tea prides itself on providing superior quality teas, a tradition begun in 1972 when the company began supplying teas from an old Victorian-style house in Portland. Today, Stash Tea enjoys steady growth and is one of the largest specialty tea companies in the United States.

Stash Tea Lemon Blossom Bars

Crust:

1 cup flour
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup butter

Mix together until crumbly. Pat into a greased 13 X 9 inch baking pan. Bake at 375° for 7-10 minutes or until lightly browned.

Filling:

8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup flaked coconut
2 eggs
2 Tbs flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
Contents of 10 Stash Tea Lemon Blossom tea bags
2 Tbs melted butter

Combine cream cheese, sugar and coconut and blend well. Add eggs, flour, baking powder, salt, butter and contents of tea bags. Beat until well blended. Spread over crust in pan. Return to oven 15 to 20 minutes or until set.

Frosting:

1 cup powdered sugar
1 Tbs soft butter
1 Tbs water
Contents of 2 Stash Tea Lemon Blossom tea bags

Mix together until smooth. Spread over the filled crust while still warm. Let cool.