Date Squares

Gil

Dates Squares

Ingredients
Date Filling:
1 cup chopped dates
1 tsp. brown sugar
½ cup water
Two orange slices
Crumb mixture:
1 cup flour
½ tsp. salt
1 cup butter
1 cup lightly packed brown sugar
2 cups rolled oats

Instructions
Date Filling:  Combine in a saucepan the following:
Bring to a boil and cook for about 5 minutes until the dates are soft enough to be mashed with a fork. Remove the orange.  The mixture should be the consistency of jam.  Set aside to cool.

Crumb mixture:  Blend the flour and salt.  Cut in the butter and add the sugar and oats.

Press half the crumb mixture over bottom of a greased 9x9 pan.  Cover evenly with cooled date filing, then cover with remaining crumb mixture.  Pat until smooth.
Bake in a pre-heated oven for 35-45 minutes until light golden brown.  Cool and cut into squares.

Cooking dates

Adding cooked dates on top of oatmeal mix.

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