Description
A date filled bar with a chewy oatmeal crust. This is my grandmother’s recipe, which my whole family loves.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups rolled oats
- 1 ½ cups sifted pastry flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- ¾ cup butter, softened
- ¾ pound pitted dates, diced
- 1 cup water
- ⅓ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Combine oats
- pastry flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- baking soda
- and salt in a large bowl. Mix in butter until crumbly. Press half of the mixture into the bottom of a 9-inch square baking pan.
- Combine dates
- water
- and remaining 1/3 cup brown sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil
- and cook until thickened. Stir in lemon juice
- and remove from heat. Spread the filling over the base
- and spread the remaining crumb mixture on top.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the top is lightly toasted
- 20 to 25 minutes. Cool before cutting into 12 squares.
Prep Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 50 mins
Servings: 12