Lemon Squares

Date Squares

Date Squares

Ingredients

FILLING

• 2 cups dates ,chopped
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 tbsp. lemon juice
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 cup butter or shortening

CRUST

• 2 cups oatmeal
• 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 cup butter or shortening Preheat oven to 325F.

Method

1. Combine ingredients for filling
2. Simmer until thick, being careful that mixture does not burn
3. Cool
4. Rub butter into dry ingredients
5. Being lazy, I run it through the food processor, then I stir in a handful of oatmeal for texture
6. Put larger portion into 13×9 in lightly buttered pan and press firmly
7. Spread cooled date mixture carefully over this base
8. Sprinkle rest of crumbs over top
9. Bake for 35 minutes
10. Cut into squares when cool