Sarahs Powdered Date Bars Food

CHEWY DATE BARS

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, combine dry cake mix and brown sugar.
• Add butter, and eggs.
• Beat for 2 minutes at medium speed.
• Stir in the dates and nuts.
• Spread into a greased 9 x 13" baking pan.
• Bake at 350° for 35-45 minutes or until edges are golden brown and a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.

OLD-FASHIONED DATE BAR RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Prepare a 9 x 13" baking pan by spraying with cooking spray and/or lightly but thoroughly flouring the bottom (if needed - my pan doesn't need this).
• In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt until thoroughly combined.
• In a second medium bowl, combine sugar and butter until butter is completely incorporated into the sugar. The mixture will be crumbly, similar to wet sand. (I find it's easiest to do this with my hands, rubbing the butter into the sugar with my fingers, but you can also use an electric mixer.) Add eggs, water, and vanilla, and stir until thoroughly combined. Add the dates and walnuts and stir again to distribute evenly.
• Lightly dump the dry ingredients (flour mixture) over top of the wet ingredients (sugar mixture) and stir just until thoroughly combined. The dough will be very thick and sticky.
• Using a rubber scraper, spread the dough into the pan, pushing it and flattening it until it's an even thickness (dough will only thinly cover the entire pan).
• Bake for about 20-22 minutes, until lightly golden brown.
• Let cool completely in the pan on a cooling rack before cutting. Cut into 39 sticks that are 1 inch wide and 3 inches long.
• Place at least 1/4 cup of powdered sugar in a wide bowl. Roll each bar in the sugar to coat, tapping gently to remove any excess, loose sugar. (You should actually use only about 1 tablespoon of the sugar to thinly coat the bars, but it makes it much easier to work with them if there is plenty of extra sugar in the bowl. You can discard the excess.)

DATE-AND-WALNUT BARS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 325, and line a 13-by-18-inch sheet pan with parchment paper. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl until well mixed and no lumps remain. Tip about 1/2 cup of the flour mixture into a medium bowl; add the dates, and toss well to coat, breaking up the dates as you go. Set aside.
• In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter with both sugars just until smoothly incorporated, about 2 minutes on medium speed. Add the eggs in 3 batches, mixing well each time and scraping down the sides of the bowl and the paddle between additions.
• Add the flour mixture and date mixture, and mix gently on low just until incorporated. Remove the bowl from the mixer, and use a spatula to fold in the walnuts. Transfer the mixture to the parchment-lined sheet pan, and use an offset spatula to spread it in an even layer, pushing it into the edges and corners and smoothing the surface. Bake until brown and set, about 45 minutes.
• Cool completely in the pan, then remove and cut into squares. Serve right away, or store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

DATE BARS

Steps:

• In 2-quart saucepan, cook filling ingredients over low heat about 10 minutes, stirring constantly, until thickened. Cool 5 minutes.
• Heat oven to 400°F. Grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with shortening.
• In large bowl, stir brown sugar and butter until well mixed. Stir in flour, oats, baking soda and salt until crumbly. Press half of the crumb mixture evenly in bottom of pan. Spread with filling. Top with remaining crumb mixture; press lightly.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until light brown. Cool 5 minutes in pan on cooling rack. Cut into 6 rows by 6 rows while warm.

SARAH'S POWDERED DATE BARS

Steps:

• Stir brown sugar and eggs into the melted butter, mixing well.
• Blend in flour, baking powder and salt.
• Add the nuts and dates.
• Spread in buttered 8x8 inch pan.
• Bake for 20 min in a 350 degree oven.
• While hot cut into squares and carefully remove from pan.
• When they cool, roll in powdered sugar.

JIFFY DATE BARS

Steps:

• Beat eggs and sugar together.
• Stir in flour, walnuts, dates and vanilla.
• Press into grease lamington tin.
• Bake in a moderate oven - 180 C for 25 minutes.
• Cut into bars while still hot then leave to cool.

DROMEDARY DATE BARS FROM 1912

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F and grease a 13 x 9 cake pan very well.
• Sift the dry ingredients together into a large mixing bowl.
• Mix in the dates and coconut or nuts.
• In a separate bowl, beat the eggs until foamy and gradually add the brown sugar.
• Add wet mixture to the dry ingredients.
• Spread batter in prepared pan to a depth of about 1/2 inch.
• Bake for 30 to 40 minutes.
• When done, cut into 4" x 1" bars.
• Remove from pan while still warm.

ADIRONDACK APPLESAUCE AND DATE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Over a medium mixing bowl, sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg and set aside.
• In another medium mixing bowl, add margarine and sugar. Using an electric mixer on high, beat mixture until creamy. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until well blended. Add applesauce, dates and nuts and, using a rubber spatula, stir until blended. Fold in flour mixture until well combined.
• Coat a 9-inch x 9-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Pour into prepared pan and bake in center of oven 20 to 25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Place on wire rack and cool completely in pan.
• When cooled, cut into bars. Sprinkle with powdered sugar just before serving. Wrap bars and store in air-tight container.