Carres aux Date

Ingredients:

1 cup brown sugar

2 cups flour

2 cups rolled oats

pinch of salt

1 tsp baking soda

½ cold water

1 cup butter at room temperature

1 cup pitted dates

1 cup sugar

½ cup water

Method:

·    In a mixing bowl add brown sugar, flour rolled oats, salt, baking soda, water and butter and mix together to form a mealy mixture

·    In a sauce pot add dates sugar and water, simmer on medium-low heat until thick

·    Divide the mealy dough into two using one half to line the bottom of a greased dish and pack down

·    Pour the reduced date mixture to the pressed dough

·    Top with the remaining mealy dough mix but leave loose

·    Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown at 325f

·    Let cool and cut into squares