Date-oatmeal bars
12 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | All-purpose flour |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ½ | cup | Firmly packed light brown sugar |
| 2 | cups | Chopped pitted dates |
| 1 | cup | Water |
| ⅓ | cup | Margarine |
| 1 | cup | Uncooked quick-cooking oatmeal |
| 2 | tablespoons | Sugar |
Directions
DATE FILLING
1. Preheat oven to 400øF. Grease 9x9x2 inch square pans.
2. Simmer uncovered, dates, water and sugar 7-10 minutes until thick.
Cool.
3. Sift flour and salt together. Add Brown Sugar. Using a pastry blender, cut in margarine until the size of small peas. Mix in oatmeal. Pack half the mixture in to the bottom of the pan; top with the date mixture. Add remaining oatmeal mixture to form top layer.
4. Bake 45-50 minutes until tan on top. Cool upright in pan on a wire rack and cut into bars.