03 July 2008 08:00

Does anyone know a recipe for date slice?

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Date Slice
courtesy of Ann Nicol
 
Ingredients
375g pitted dates
grated zest of one lemon
200g self-raising wholemeal flour
150g butter, diced
90g light muscovado sugar
75g porridge oats.

Method
1 Place the dates in a saucepan with 200ml of water and the lemon zest.  
2 Bring to the boil, stir well and allow to bubble, uncovered, for 8 to 10 minutes,
until soft and thick.  
3 Place the flour, butter and sugar in a food processor and whizz briefly then stir in the oats.  
4 Tip half of this into a buttered shallow rectangular tin and press down.   Spread the date mixture all over and then sprinkle over the remaining oat mixture, like a crumble. 
5 Bake at 200C for 20/25 mins. until golden;
6 Remove and cut into l6 slices.  

ONLY REMOVE FROM THE TIN TO A WIRE RACK WHEN COLD