Fruit and Oat Bars

"This is a slightly changed recipe from the Apricot and Oat Bars in Coming Home to Eat: Wholefood for the Family by Jude Blereau. Her version uses raw sugar and white spelt flour. I found a tasty way to enjoy it without the sugar and I use wholemeal spelt flour. You can use any fruit or jam you want for the filling. Stewed apples, dried apricots, or a sugar free jam, use your imagination!"
 
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Ready In:
40mins
Ingredients:
10
Yields:
10-12 bars
Serves:
10-12
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ingredients

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directions

  • Heat the dates and water in a saucepan on low heat until the dates are soft and have absorbed the water. Allow to cool slightly.
  • Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) and prepare a 8" square or round baking dish.
  • Put the flour, oats, cinnamon, and baking powder in a bowl or food processor. If mixing by hand, combine the dry ingredients and stir the butter into the dates, then combine the two and add the vanilla. If using a food processor, put the dry ingredients, dates, butter and vanilla in together and mix.
  • Spoon a little over half the mixture into the baking pan, pressing down with your hands or a spatula to cover the bottom of the pan.
  • Spread on the fruit or jam of your choice. (Note: To use dried apricots, like the original calls for, chop about 280g dried apricots and put in a saucepan with 250ml water. Bring to a boil and then turn off the heat. Set aside to cool. When stirred and mashed a bit, this will turn out similar to the date mixture and makes a decadent filling.).
  • If using nuts, stir them into the remaining dough. With or without nuts, drop the remaining dough by spoonfuls onto the fruit filling. If there is enough, pat down to form a top layer, or leave lumpy.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the top is golden. Allow to cool well to firm up, then cut into bars or wedges.

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<p>I am living happily as a housewife in the English countryside (having grown up in rural Pennsylvania). This leaves me time to explore new recipes.&nbsp;I enjoy cooking and eating.<br /> <br />I love to bake, and my family likes treats, so we have cookies, muffins, and new-to-me English desserts sometimes, and I'm baking bread again.<br /> <br />My life also allows time for my other passions, reading and gardening. <br /> <br /><img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/adoptedspring08.jpg border=0 alt=Photobucket /></p>
 
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