
Nutrition and extra info
Nutrition: per square
- kcal513
- fat24g
- saturates15g
- carbs68g
- sugars47g
- fibre4g
- protein5g
- salt0.8g
Ingredients
- 225g butter, plus a little extra for greasing
Butter
butt-errButter is made when lactic-acid producing bacteria are added to cream and churned to make an…
- 140g cooking apple, peeled, cored and chopped
- 140g stoned date, chopped
Date
da-ateDates are one of the oldest cultivated fruits - it's thought that they were a staple part of…
- 280g light soft brown sugar
- 175g plain flour
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
Bicarbonate of soda
Bicarbonate of soda, or baking soda, is an alkali which is used to raise soda breads and full-…
- 100g porridge oat
Method
Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Grease an 18cm square tin and line with baking parchment.
Tip the apples into a pan with 2 tbsp water. Bring to the boil and simmer on a low heat for 5 mins until tender and slightly pulpy. Add the dates and 50g of the sugar, and cook for a further 5 mins. Take off the heat and break the apples down with the back of a spoon until smooth and well mixed with the dates. Set aside.
Gently melt the butter in a saucepan. Mix the flour, bicarb, oats and remaining sugar in a bowl. Pour in the melted butter and stir well until oats are coated.
Press half the mixture firmly into the tin, spread the apple mix on top and smooth over. Cover with the remaining oat mixture and press down. Bake for 30-35 mins until golden and firm. Cool in the tin before cutting into squares.
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