Millet and Oat Date Squares
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
16
ingredients
- 1 cup chopped pitted dates
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1⁄2 cup orange juice
- 3⁄8 cup all-purpose flour
- 3⁄8 cup buckwheat flour
- 1⁄8 cup ground flax seeds
- 1⁄8 cup wheat bran
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
- 3⁄4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine
- 3⁄4 cup packed brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup or 3 tablespoons golden syrup
- 1 cup oats (not instant)
- 1 cup millet
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Combine dates, 1 TSP of brown sugar and orange juice in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and cook, stirring often, until dates are soft enough to be mashed with a fork. Set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, blend all-purpose flour, buckwheat flour, flax, wheat bran, baking soda and salt.
- Cut in butter/margarine until mixture resembles course crumbs.
- Stir in brown sugar, maple/golden syrup, oats and millet, but do not over mix. Mixture should stay crumbly.
- Press half of crumb mixture over bottom of lightly buttered 8x8-inch pan to form bottom crust.
- Gently spread date filling over bottom crust.
- Sprinkle remaining oat mixture over date filling and lightly pat with palm of hand to even out.
- Bake for 25 minutes at 350°F.
- Allow to cool a bit in the pan and cut into squares.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Recreational cook.