date squares
I made some last night and thought I would share with you my own recipe Most recipes suggest to put sugar along with the dates, but I don't add sugar, dates are sweet enough!! These were also a big hit when I had my catering service and was one of Ottawa's most famous Gelato store's Piccolo Grande's best seller!!!
prep time
cook time
method
Bake
yield
16 squares
Ingredients
- DATE FILLING
- 3 cups pitted and chopped
- 1 1/2 cups water or more as needed
- CRISP
- 2 cups rolled oats, quick-cooking
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup butter or margarine (butter is the best!))
How To Make date squares
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Step 1Directions: 1. Place rack in center of oven. Preheat oven to 350F. Line a square baking dish 20 cm (8 inches) with parchment paper or just grease your dish with butter.
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Step 2Filling 1. In a saucepan, boil the dates and water and simmer for about 5 minutes, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon until the dates are pureed. Let cool.
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Step 3Crisp: 1. In a bowl, combine oats, flour, brown sugar and baking soda. Add butter and mix well. 2. Spread half of the crisp in the pan and press firmly. Spread the date mixture. Cover with remaining crisp and press lightly. Bake about 35 minutes or until crisp is golden brown. Cool on a wire rack, remove from pan and cut into 16 squares.
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Category:
Fruit Desserts
Category:
Other Desserts
Tag:
#Quick & Easy
Keyword:
#SQUARES
Keyword:
#bars
Keyword:
#date
Ingredient:
Rice/Grains
Method:
Bake
Culture:
Canadian
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