Categories: Desserts

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1 cup oats
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 stick soft butter
• 1/4 teaspoon soda water
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 10 ounces pitted dates, chopped
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar

Directions

1. eheat oven to 375.

2. Grease 9 × 9 pan and line with foil

3. Grease foil

4. Prepare the topping by mixing flour, oats, sugar, butter, soda, salt and cinnamon

5. Place 2 cups into the pan and press into the bottom of pan

6. Bake for 10 minutes and cool completely

7. Turn off the oven

8. Prepare the date filling

9. In saucepan, cook dates, sugar and 1/4 cup water over medium heat until it thickens, about 6-8 minutes.

10. Spoon into a bowl and cool in refrigerator about 1/2 hour

11. Spread filling on crust.

12. Top with rest of crumb mixture and bake for 35-40 minutes.

13. Cool on wire rack

14. Cut into 4″ × 3″ pieces

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