Name: Date & apple squares
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: Makes 8
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 225g butter plus a little extra for greasing; 140g cooking apple peeled, cored and chopped; 140g stoned date chopped; 280g light soft brown sugar; 175g plain flour; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 100g porridge oat

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Date & apple squares

Date & apple squares

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Makes 8

Easy

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 35 mins

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A chewy, oaty tray bake with sticky dates and apples - bound to be a big hit.

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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225g butter

plus a little extra for greasing
140g cooking apple

peeled, cored and chopped
140g stoned date

chopped
280g light soft brown sugar
175g plain flour
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
100g porridge oat

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Nutrition: per square

kcal513
fat24g
saturates15g
carbs68g
sugars47g
fibre4g
protein5g
salt0.8g

low

Method

step 1

Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Grease an 18cm square tin and line with baking parchment.
step 2

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.
step 3

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.
step 4

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.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2012

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