Dates Figs And Orange Squares Recipes

GLAZED ORANGE DATE SQUARES

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine the dates, sugar, water and butter. Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until dates are softened. Remove from heat; stir in chocolate chips. , Beat eggs, milk and orange juice. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add to date mixture alternately with orange juice mixture, mixing well after each addition. Stir in walnuts. Pour into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. , Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool. Combine confectioners' sugar, butter and orange zest; stir in milk until glaze reaches desired consistency. Spread over bars.

GRAMMA'S DATE SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, combine oats, pastry flour, salt, 1 cup brown sugar, and baking soda. Mix in the butter until crumbly. Press half of the mixture into the bottom of a 9 inch square baking pan.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the dates, water, and 1/3 cup brown sugar. Bring to a boil, and cook until thickened. Stir in lemon juice, and remove from heat. Spread the filling over the base, and pat the remaining crumb mixture on top.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in preheated oven, or until top is lightly toasted. Cool before cutting into squares.

MATRIMONIAL DATE SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat dates, 2/3 cup brown sugar, orange juice, and orange zest in a saucepan over low heat; cook, stirring occasionally, until dates have softened, absorbed the liquid, and mixture is like a paste, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla extract.
• Stir oats, flour, 1 cup brown sugar, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl; cut in butter with a knife or pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Lightly press 2/3 of the crumb mixture into the bottom of a 9x9-inch pan. Spread date mixture evenly over the crumb crust; sprinkle remaining crumbs evenly over the top of date mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden, about 30 minutes; cool on a wire rack for at least 1 hour before slicing into bars.

DATES, FIGS AND ORANGE SQUARES

Steps:

• In a saucepan, mix water, dates, figs, sugar, lemon juice and orange juice. Let rest for 30 minutes then bring to boil. Reduce to medium heat and let simmer, stirring frequently, for 10 minutes or until mixture has thicken. Let cool.
• In a large bowl, mix oats, flour, brown sugar, orange peel and salt. Add butter and with a pastry knife or with 2 knives, work the mixture until you have rough crumbs. Press uniformly half of this mixture in a 8 inches square pan (with parchment paper). Spread the cold dates garnish on the oat mixture. Mix the remaining oat mixture with hazelnuts. Distribute this mixture on the date garnish and press slightly.
• Cook in a preheated oven of 350 F for about 45 minutes or until the top is lighly golden. Put the pan on a rack and let cool. Cut in squares. (You can prepare these squares in advance, let cool and cover with plastic wrap. They will be good up to 3 days in the fridge or up to 2 weeks in the freezer, wrapped with foil paper).

ORANGE-DATE BARS

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine dates, sugar, oil and juice. Cook for 5 minutes to soften dates. Cool. Add egg; mix well. Combine all remaining ingredients and stir into date mixture. , Spread into a greased 8-in. square baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes. Cool before cutting.

ORANGE COCONUT DATE SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
• Measure flour, salt and baking powder in bowl and stir to blend, set aside.
• Melt butter in small saucepan over low heat, remove from stove. Stir in brown sugar.
• Blend in egg, vanilla and orange zest.
• Add flour mixture to the butter mixture.
• Stir in coconut and dates.
• Spread mixture into a greased 7"x 11" pan.
• Bake for 25 - 30 minutes.
• Remove from oven and cool before cutting in small squares.