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Date Squares
4 cups packed, chopped, pitted
dates
2 cups water
2 ½ cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 ½ cups margarine
2 ½ cups rolled oats
1 ½ lightly packed brown sugar
Turn stove on medium heat. Put
dates and water in a
small saucepan. Heat to a
boiling. Then turn heat to low.
Simmer uncovered, Until mixture
is as thick as jam. This
will take about 10 minutes.
Put flour, baking powder, baking
soda and salt in a large
bowl. Use a pastry blender or
two knives to cut in
margarine. Keep cutting until
mixture is crumbly. Stir in
oats and sugar.
Turn on oven to 350 F . Lightly
grease an 8 X 8 X 2 inch
( 2 L ) baking pan.
Press half the crumb mixture
into the bottom of the pan.
Spread date mixture evenly over
crumb mixture. Sprinkle
remaining crumbs over top. Press
top crumbs lightly into
the date mixture.
Bake in oven about 25 minutes
until lightly browned.
Cool in pan.
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