Recipe

Almost My Grandmas Date Squares Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Mystik / All my dishes 1 year, 8 months ago Both my Grandma and my Mom would make these delicious squares when I was little. So many years have passed since then, but I intend to revive the tradition. HISTORY: Old cookbooks also called this Matrimonial Cake, Date Sandwich Cake, and Fig Squares... More Prep:30m Cook:25m Servings:8	Mystik
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Ingredients

DATE FILLING:

3/4 lb pitted dates, chopped

1 cup water

1/3 cup Brown sugar, packed

1 tsp Lemon juice

CRUMB MIXTURE

1-1/2 cups Rolled Oats

1-1/2 cups Flour

1/4 tsp Salt

3/4 tsp Baking soda

1 cup Brown sugar, packed

3/4 cup butter, softened

Directions

DATE FILLING:

Add dates, water, brown sugar, and cook in pot over medium heat, stirring often, until dates are soft and mixture is thickened (about 15 minutes) YMMV - your mileage may vary

Stir in lemon juice and remove from heat

Let cool

Optional: You can microwave date mixture, but you will be on your own for settings and how long.

CRUMB MIXTURE:

Combine oats, flour, salt, soda, sugar in bowl

Add butter, cutting into mixture until crumbly

Press 1/2 crumb mixture into bottom of 9 inch square pan

Spread cooled filling evenly over the top of bottom layer

Spread remaining crumble mixture over date mixture

Bake in a 350F oven for 20-25 minutes or until top is nicely toasted.

Let cool before cutting into squares

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