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Date Squares

Recipe courtesy of the Oat and Barley Council of Ontario.

Ingredients

  • Base and topping
  • 1/2 cup oat flour
  • 1/2 cup barley flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups large flake rolled oats
  • Date filling
  • 2 cups chopped, pitted dates
  • 1/3 cup cold water
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • grated rind of 1/2 orange
  • 2 tbsp orange juice
  • 1 tsp lemon juice

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F
  2. Prepare a 9" square baking dish wish with a light coating of cooking spray or line it with parchment paper
  3. In a small saucepan, place ingredients for filling: dates, water, brown sugar
  4. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and let simmer for about 10 minutes
  5. Keep stirring until the mixture is thick and smooth
  6. Remove from heat and add lemon and orange juice, and orange rind
  7. Let cool
  8. In a large bowl, combine canola oil, applesauce and packed brown sugar and mix well
  9. Set aside
  10. In a medium bowl, combine oatmeal, oat and barley flour, and baking soda
  11. Add to applesauce mixture and combine until the mixture looks crumbly. Don't over blend
  12. Spread half the crumb mixture in your prepared dish
  13. Pat to smooth
  14. Cover with cooked date filling, spreading evenly, then cover with remaining crumbs
  15. Pat to smooth
  16. Bake in your preheated over for 25 to 30 minutes
  17. Increase heat slightly and bake for a few minutes longer, to lightly brown mixture
  18. Cut in squares while hot and allow to cool in pan.
  
         

 
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