Date Mumbles 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 MUFFINS

Steps:

• Place dates in a small bowl and add boiling water; let stand for 10 minutes (do not drain). Meanwhile, in a small bowl, beat shortening and sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Beat in egg. , Add dates; beat on low speed until blended. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon; stir into date mixture with a wooden spoon just until blended. Stir in walnuts., Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Muffins may be frozen for up to 3 months.

DATE CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Crumble Mixture.
• Mix and then rub together the first 6 ingredients.
• Date Mixture.
• Cut up the dates and cover with water.
• Add sugar and salt.
• Cook until the dates are not lumpy.
• Add Vanilla.
• Assemble in Glass Pan.
• Put in half the crumble mixture in a oblong glass baking pan.
• Gently spread the date mixture over the crumble mixture.
• Spread the rest of the crumble mixture over the date mixture.
• Bake in 350F oven until the top and the bottom are golden brown.
• Cut into bars and serve warm or cold.

DATE CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 355 degrees F (180 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch square baking dish.
• Combine dates, water, 2 tablespoons sugar, and vanilla extract in a saucepan; cook and stir over medium heat until filling mixture forms a paste, about 5 minutes. Add more water if filling gets too thick. Remove saucepan from heat and cool.
• Place flour in a bowl and rub margarine into flour using your hands until mixture resembles bread crumbs; stir in oats and 3/4 cup sugar. Press 1/2 of the mixture into the prepared baking dish. Spoon filling over over crust, smoothing with the back of the spoon, leaving a thin border between the filling and the edge of the dish. Sprinkle the remaining crumble mixture over filling.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden brown, 40 to 45 minutes.

DATE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease or line 10 cups of a muffin tin.
• Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together in a bowl. Add dates, separating the pieces as you drop them into the flour mixture. Mix to coat.
• Whisk buttermilk, egg, and butter together in a small bowl. Fold buttermilk mixture into flour mixture until just combined.
• Spoon batter into prepared muffin tin.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the largest muffin comes out clean, about 15 minutes.

DATE MUMBLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Combine first 5 ingredients in saucepan. Bring to a boil set aside
• Combine butter and dry ingredients in bowl until crumbly
• Pat half the crumb mixture into a 8 by 13 inch baking pan.
• Pour dates mixture over crumbs spreading evenly to edges.
• Pat remaining crumb mixture over top.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Cool, cut into bars. Yield 16 to 20 bars

DATE JUMBLE SQUARES

Steps:

• Soften the chopped dates in a pan with a little water, golden syrup and cinnamon to make the filling.
• Cream the butter and sugar, add egg and dry ingredients.
• Roll out and spread half with date mixture, fold over.
• Bake at 350 F until cooked[10-20 minutes].
• Ice and decorate with icing of your choice.

DATE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line two 12-cup muffin tins with paper liners.
• Bring coffee to simmer in small saucepan. Add dates, remove from heat, and cool to room temperature. Drain and chop dates. Reserve liquid for another use.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flours, salt, and baking soda. In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, honey, sugar, oil, and milk.
• Whisk wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Fold in dates and walnuts. Fill muffin cups three-quarters full.
• Bake 20 minutes, or until golden brown and toothpick inserted into center of muffin comes out clean.
• Cool 5 minutes in pan before removing.