Orangedatesquare 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.

ORANGE AND NUT SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Spread the cookie dough out on a cookie sheet to 1/4-inch thickness (about 9 inches by 12 inches) using your fingertips. Bake for 25 minutes. Let cool.
• Spread the marmalade over the cookie. Sprinkle with nuts.
• In a double boiler over very lightly simmering water, melt the chocolate. Dip a spoon in the melted chocolate and drizzle on top of the cookie. Let cool. Cut the cookie into 12 bars or squares. Serve or store in an airtight container.

BEST DATE SQUARES EVER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x11-inch baking pan and line with parchment paper.
• Heat dates, orange juice, and lemon juice in a large saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring often, until dates are soft, about 6 minutes.
• Stir whole wheat flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl; stir in melted butter. Press half of the oat mixture evenly into the prepared pan.
• Spread date mixture evenly over oat mixture; sprinkle remaining oat mixture evenly over date mixture and press down lightly.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 20 minutes. Allow to cool in the pan to room temperature, about 30 minutes. Refrigerate until chilled before cutting into squares, about 1 hour.

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.

ORANGE & DATE SQUARE

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar, add eggs one at a time and mix smooth.
• Add Baking Powder, Baking Soda, salt and Graham crumbs.
• Add nuts and dates.
• Add orange juice and zest and mix well.
• Bake in a 9x9 greased pan at 350 degree oven 35 to 40 minutes. When cool you may want to ice with orange icing.
• Orange Icing: In a medium bowl mix butter, cream and orange juice.
• Add in icing sugar, adding more if needed to make for desired consistency.

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.