Date And Apple Squares Recipes

GRAMMA'S DATE SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, combine oats, pastry flour, salt, 1 cup brown sugar, and baking soda. Mix in the butter until crumbly. Press half of the mixture into the bottom of a 9 inch square baking pan.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the dates, water, and 1/3 cup brown sugar. Bring to a boil, and cook until thickened. Stir in lemon juice, and remove from heat. Spread the filling over the base, and pat the remaining crumb mixture on top.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in preheated oven, or until top is lightly toasted. Cool before cutting into squares.

DATE & APPLE SQUARES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Grease an 18cm square tin and line with baking parchment.
• Tip the apples into a pan with 2 tbsp water. Bring to the boil and simmer on a low heat for 5 mins until tender and slightly pulpy. Add the dates and 50g of the sugar, and cook for a further 5 mins. Take off the heat and break the apples down with the back of a spoon until smooth and well mixed with the dates. Set aside.
• Gently melt the butter in a saucepan. Mix the flour, bicarb, oats and remaining sugar in a bowl. Pour in the melted butter and stir well until oats are coated.
• Press half the mixture firmly into the tin, spread the apple mix on top and smooth over. Cover with the remaining oat mixture and press down. Bake for 30-35 mins until golden and firm. Cool in the tin before cutting into squares.

DATE AND APPLE SQUARES

Steps:

• Peel, core and dice the apples
• Chop the dates and crush the walnuts
• Add all the ingredients to a mixing bowl and mix until combined well
• Spread the mixture into a lightly greased 20 cm (8") square shallow baking tray
• Bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown

APPLE-DATE-NUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Butter a 13 x 9 inch baking pan.
• In a saucepan, combine apples, sugar, lemon juice and water and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, for 5-10 minutes, or until apples are tender.
• Add dates and simmer, uncovered, stirring and mashing dates, for 3-5 minutes, or until dates are soft and mixture is almost smooth and let puree cool.
• In a bowl, combine butter, brown sugar, salt, flour, walnuts and cinnamon and blend well.
• Press half of flour mixture evenly into prepared pan.
• Spread puree over, and crumble remaining flour mixture over puree, pressing lightly to form an even layer.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until golden.
• Let cool completely.
• Cut into 36 bars.

DATE AND APPLE SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Blend butter and sugar, then beat in egg and vanilla until mixture is light and fluffy
• Stir in apples, dates and nuts. Set aside.
• In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder and baking soda.
• Gradually stir flour mixture into the fruit mixture. The batter will be very stiff, but it will mix together nicely, keep stirring!
• Spread into a greased 9"x9" pan and bake until golden brown. 30 - 45 minutes (I used and 8" pan and it required 45 minutes to bake.

APPLE-DATE BARS

Steps:

• In medium saucepan, combine all filling ingredients; mix well. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cook about 10 minutes or until thickened, stirring occasionally. Cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, heat oven to 375°F. Grease and flour 13x9-inch pan. In large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt; mix well. With pastry blender or fork, cut in margarine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add oats and brown sugar; mix well.
• Press 3 cups crumb mixture evenly in greased and floured pan. Spread evenly with filling. Sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture; press lightly.
• Bake at 375°F. for 18 to 28 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 1 hour or until completely cooled. Cut into bars.

DATE & APPLE SLICE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180OC
• Line and grease a small rectangular pan
• Make the date filling by adding the dates, water, vanilla and salt to a pan and boiling until the dates are soft. Once the date are soft blend to a puree using the stick blender. Let cool completely.
• Mix crumble ingredients together using the mixer to a fine crumble. Using some cold water to bind if necessary.
• Press over ½ of this mixture into the prepared tin in an even layer.
• Pipe over the cooled date mixture and spread evenly being careful not to lift the crumble mixture below.
• Repeat with the apple again being careful not to mix it with the date.
• Top with clusters of the remaining crumble and bake for 45-50mins until golden crisp and set.
• Let cool completely before cutting into squares.