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Date Squares

@arecipe.bsky.social

A wonderful square recipe with the flavor of dates. Also see the Date Bar recipe.

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Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cup (360 g) rolled oats
  • 1 cup (240 g) brown sugar (packed)
  • 1 ½ cup (260 g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup of melted butter
  • 2 cups (480 g) chopped dates
  • ½ cup (120 g) brown sugar
  • 1 cup (240 ml) water
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Instructions

  1. 1
    In a mixing bowl, combine rolled oats, 1 cup brown sugar, flour, baking soda, salt and melted butter. Mix until crumbly.
  2. 2
    Press half the crumb mixture into a parchment-lined and greased square baking pan.
  3. 3
    In a saucepan over low heat, cook dates, sugar and water until thickened and smooth (about 10 minutes).
  4. 4
    Add lemon juice and mix well.
  5. 5
    Spread date mixture over crumble layer.
  6. 6
    Sprinkle remaining crumb mixture over date filling.
  7. 7
    Bake at 350°F (180°C) for about 35 minutes, until lightly browned.
Category
Desserts
Method
Baking

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Date_Squares