Oaty Date Slice
A healthier slice of oats, seeds and dates cooked with minimum butter and sugar.
Preparation time: 20 minutes Quantity: Makes 12 Cooking time: 40 minutes
Ingredients
200g / 8 oz dried dates - chopped
3 tablespoons boiling water
150g / 6 oz butter
3 tablespoons golden syrup
200g / 8 oz plain flour or wholemeal
75g / 3 oz light brown sugar
75g / 3 oz porridge oats
1 tablespoon sunflower seeds
1 tablespoon bran (optional)
1 tablespoon pumpkin seeds
Method
- Cover the dates with the boiling water and leave to soften and seep
- Melt the butter and syrup together in a small pan
- Meanwhile mix the flour, seeds, oats and sugar together in a bowl
- Pour over the butter mix and stir together
- Spoon half the mix in to the bottom of a 6 - 8 inch greased tin
- Spoon on the dates, spreading evenly
- Spoon over the rest of the pastry mix
- Bake in a preheated oven gas 3 / 150*c for 40 minutes
- Score in to 12 slices while still hot
- Cool