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Matrimonial Date Squares

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  • Servings: 16
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 45m
    • The following recipe serves 16 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • FILLING
  • 1 pound dates
  • 1 cup cold water
  • 4 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice (can use realemon)
  • CRUMB MIX
  • 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups margarine
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
  • 2 1/4 cups oats (I use Quaker Oats)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Filling, in pot over medium heat bring cold water and dates to a boil, and simmer two minutes, until dates nicely softened

  • Step 2: Add brown sugar, simmer until sugar is dissolved

  • Step 3: Remove from heat, blend in the orange and lemon juice and set aside while making crumb crust

  • Step 4: Crumb crust, in large bowl put in the flour, soda, baking powder, salt and blend with a whisk to mix

  • Step 5: Add the brown sugar and rub in the margarine with the tips of fingers to mix.

  • Step 6: Add oatmeal and mix well

  • Step 7: Assemble, spread and pat half the crumbs on the bottom of a greased 9x13 pan, saving the other half for the top

  • Step 8: Cover base with cool date filling, spread evenly and top with rest of crumbs

  • Step 9: Bake at 325 for 30- 35 minutes or (until top nice and gold)

  • Step 10: To serve small for the dainty tray or large and generous for dessert

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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