Title: Orange-Date Bars
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 16 servings
2 c Old-fashioned rolled oats
2 c All-purpose flour
1 ts Ground cinnamon
1 c Pitted chopped dates
2 c Apple juice; divided
1/2 c Orange juice
3 tb Grated orange peel
1 ts Vanilla
Recipe by: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 10/21/96
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grind oats to a powder in blender about 1
minute. Transfer to a large mixing bowl. Stir in flour and cinnamon. Set
aside.
Puree dates, 1/2 cup apple juice, orange juice, orange peel and vanilla
in food processor or blender. Moisten oat mixture with remaining 1 1/2 cups
apple juice to form a stiff dough. Press dough into bottom of lightly oiled
8-inch-square pan. Spread date puree evenly on top. Bake 35 minutes or
until crust is firm. Let cool completely. Cut into 2-inch squares. Yield:
16 squares. By Mary Carroll.
