EASY & DELICIOUS Classic Date Squares

INGREDIENTS & INSTRUCTIONS
Filling
2 1/2 cups (425 g) Medjool dates, pitted and chopped (lightly packed)
1 cup (250 ml) water
2 tbsp (30 ml) lemon juice
2 tbsp brown sugar
1/2 tsp baking soda
Crisp
1 3/4 cups (175 g) quick-cooking oats
1 cup (150 g) unbleached all-purpose flour
3/4 cup (160 g) brown sugar
1/4 tsp baking powder
3/4 cup (170 g) semi-salted butter, softened
PREPARATION
With the rack in the middle position, preheat the oven to 350 °F (180 °C). Line a 20-cm (8-inch) square baking dish with a strip of parchment paper, letting it hang over both sides. Butter the other two sides.
Filling
In a pot, bring the dates, water, lemon juice, and brown sugar to a boil. Add the baking soda and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, or until the dates have fallen apart. Let cool.
Crisp
In a bowl, combine the oats, flour, brown sugar, and baking powder. Add the butter and stir to combine.
Spread half the crisp in the baking dish and press firmly. Layer with the date mixture. Cover with the remaining crisp and press lightly. Bake for 55 minutes or until the crisp is golden brown. Let cool on a wire rack for 4 hours. Unmould and cut into 16 squares.
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[@kevingrand4284]

Looks delicious

[@rachelqu1117]

Mmm these look great ! 😋

[@nicktilbury9410]

I love date squares. 🤤

[@BakewithRach]

Me too! Such a classic :)

[@anderson8601]

Hi, what's the purpose of the lemon juice and baking soda in the date paste mixture?

[@carltorjusen558]

l like adding some rum and walnuts to date mixture and then after baking sprinkle top liberally with icing sugar..

[@AceHardy]

👑

[@marilynroberts6644]

Those look great, what time is tea ?? Thank you.

[@kykm._.520]

What’s the baking soda for?

[@lisac4375]

The measurements you used in the video didn't match the ones in the recipe. Also, the pan you used didn't look like an 8x8. Which measurements were the right ones?

[@BakewithRach]

Use the measurements in the recipe! just don’t show every scoop in the video :)

[@ausjen]

She means that you have different measures written on the screen when you cook to what you have in the recipe, like the butter measurements theyre different, annoying and inaccurate ​@@BakewithRach

[@jillburns8773]

Can't read your writing, it's too small!

[@DoubleAgent99]

@anderson8601 IF you don’t have baking POWDER, you use the baking soda + lemon juice combo 😇💪