Date Slices
"The smell of toasting oats is one of the nicest things about this recipe. I think I like the smell of the oats toasting as much as I like the eating."
SERVES
9
PEOPLE
PREP TIME
15
MINUTES
COOKING TIME
40
MINUTES
Ingredients
260g Medjool dates, stones removed and chopped
330ml water
175g plain flour
½ tsp baking powder
150g light brown sugar
100g porridge oats
1 pinch salt
175g cold butter diced
Method
Line a 9 x 9inch tin with parchment. Preheat your oven to 180ÂşC/gas mark 4.
Put the chopped dates and water into a saucepan over a low heat and simmer for about ten minutes, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is thick. Set aside to cool.
Sieve the flour and the baking powder into a large bowl and add the sugar, oats and salt. Mix well.
Add in the small cubes of butter and rub them in until the mixture looks like rough breadcrumbs.
Firmly press half of the mixture into your prepared baking tin.
Gently spread the date mixture on top.
Sprinkle the rest of the crumble onto the date mixture and very gently press it down.
Bake for 40 minutes or until golden on top.
Allow to cool in the tin, then slice into whatever number of pieces you like.
