Delicious date squares with a chewy oatmeal crust. This is my grandmother's recipe, which my whole family loves.
Ingredients
- ½ cups rolled oats: 1 piece
- ½ cups sifted pastry flour: 1 piece
- ⅓ cups packed brown sugar: 1 piece (divided)
- baking soda: 0.75 tsp
- salt: 0.25 tsp
- butter: 0.75 cup (softened)
- pitted dates: 0.75 pound (diced)
- water: 1 cup
- lemon juice: 1 tsp
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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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.
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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.
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Bake in the preheated oven until the top is lightly toasted, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool before cutting into 12 squares.
