| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish | 1 | servings | ||
INGREDIENTS
| 1 | lb | Pitted dates; chopped |
| 3/4 | c | Hot water |
| 1/4 | c | Brown sugar |
| 1 | ts | Lemon juice |
| 1 1/2 | c | Flour |
| 1 1/2 | c | Rolled quick oats; (not instant) |
| 1 | c | Brown sugar |
| 1/8 | ts | Salt |
| 1 | c | Butter or margarine |
| 1 | lb | Chopped dates |
| 1/2 | c | Water |
| 1/4 | c | Orange juice |
| 1/4 | c | Brown sugar |
| 1 | ts | Lemon juice |
| Grated rind of 1/2 orange |
INSTRUCTIONS
FILLING PASTRY ORANGE DATE SQUARES Another Cape Breton favorite, and a little healthier than your average sweet square because of the oats. Source - "A Guide to Good Cooking" - Five Roses Flour Filling: Combine dates, hot water and brown sugar together in saucepan. Cook over medium heat until dates are soft and water is absorbed. Add vanilla and let cool. Meanwhile, prepare pastry. Pastry: Combine dry ingredients together in a bowl. Work in butter with 2 knives or pastry blender until pastry is crumbly. Spread half the mixture in bottom of a greased 9" pan and pat down. Cover with cold date filling. Pat remaining mixture on top. Bake in 375F (190C) oven. Cut into squares while still warm and cool in pan before serving. Bake in 375 oven for 30 minutes. VARIATION: Orange Date Squares (see filling for orange date squares above). VARIATION - Pineapple Date Squares: Replace water, sugar and lemon juice in basic filling recipe with 1 can crushed pineapple, with the juice. Posted to JEWISH-FOOD digest by nstn2400@fox.nstn.ca (Sylvia Allen) on Jan 25, 1999, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.
A Message from our Provider:
“No one knows the pain of rejected love like Jesus”