Soggy crust on my lemon bar

Question

I made http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/lemon-squares-1 about two days ago - my first time making lemon bar. When it came out of the oven, the crust was tender and flaky, and the filling was amazing - great!  After one night in the fridge, the top half of the crust started to get soggy. Today, I found the crust was soft and soggy. Is this normal, or is there a way to make the crust stays tender? I know that in making pie, you can brush the crust with egg white to help prevent sogginess, but I didn't see any review in the recipe having this complain.  Any help/advice would be appreciated!

foofaraw · Answer

Thanks for the reply! I am pretty sure it is 350deg, 20 minutes, or at least the crust is already brownish.

ChezHenry · Answer

I think you are on to the correct idea.  Basically you have a lemon curd pie-give your eggwash idea a try.  Additionally, perhaps you didn't blind bake it long enough?

Soggy crust on my lemon bar

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