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Date Squares Recipe
These yummy date squares just melt in your mouth. Beat egg white and brown sugar together to give you the nice crispy topping. Delicious!
Prep Time
20
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
30
minutes
minutes
Total Time
50
minutes
minutes
Servings
20
pieces
Ingredients
1/2
cup
Butter / Margarine
1/2
cup
White Sugar
2
Eggs
separated
1
tsp
Vanilla
1
cup
Dates
chopped
1 1/2
cup
Flour
1
tsp
Baking Powder
1/8
tsp
Salt
1/2
cup
Water
boiling
1
cup
Brown Sugar
Instructions
Preheat oven to 140°C.
Beat butter and white sugar till light add egg yolks and vanilla.
Sift flour, baking powder and salt.
Add to butter mixture.
Mix to a creamy dough.
Press into a greased flat pan.
Pour boiling water over dates and mix until dates are soft.
Spread over the dough.
Beat egg whites and add brown sugar bit by bit to form a meringue.
Spread over the dates.
Bake for 30 minutes.
Cool and cut into squares.