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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 40 Minutes |
Ready In: 50 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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This recipe was found in the 2008 cookbook, Fruit! Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups dates, pitted, chopped |
2/3 cup fresh orange juice |
3/4 cup unsalted butter |
3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed |
1 cup rolled oats (a generous cup!) |
1 1/2 cups self rising flour |
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F, then grease & line (with parchment) a 7 x11 cake pan.
2. Combine the dates & orange juice in a saucepan & bring to a boil before turning the heat down to low ~ Cover the saucepan & simmer gently for 5 minutes to soften the dates.
3. Remove from the heat & mash the date mixture until smooth, then set aside to cool.
4. In a mixing bowl, beat together the butter & sugar, then stir in the oats & flour to form a crumbly mixture.
5. Press half of this mixture into the base of the prepared pan to form a smooth base, then use a fork to prick the base all over.
6. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until lightly golden.
7. Spread the date paste over the cooked base & sprinkle the remaining crumbly mixture over that as a topping.
8. Return to the oven & bake for another 30 minutes or until lightly golden.
9. Remove from the oven, cut into 12 bars & allow to cool in the pan on a wire rack.
10. Great served either warm or cold.
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