Pastries with lemon juice and date powder

Pastries with lemon juice and
date powder

Recipe by TomoorCuisine: TussendoortjeDifficulty: MakkelijkServings

9

barsPrep time

15

minutesTime to stiffen

1

hour Storage

1 week

in fridge

Ingredienten

• Filling

• 425 g khalas dates, pitted and chopped

• 250 ml water

• 2 tbsp lemon juice

• 2 tbsp date sugar

• 1/2 tsp baking soda

• Crisp

• 175 g oats

• 150 g all-purpose flour or almond flour

• 160 g date sugar

• 1/4 tsp baking powder

• 170 g butter, softened

Bereidingswijze

• Preheat the oven to 180°C. Place the rack in the middle position. Line 20-cm square baking dish with a strip of parchment paper.
• Filling
• In a pot, bring the dates, water, lemon juice, and date sugar to a boil. Add the baking soda, mix everything well and simmer for 5 minutes until the dates have fallen apart. Let cool.
• Crisp
• In a bowl, combine the oats, flour, date 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 45 minutes or until the crisp is golden brown. Let cool on a wire rack for 2 hours. Unmold and cut into 16 squares