Pastries with lemon juice and date powder

Pastries with lemon juice and
date powder

Recipe by TomoorCuisine: SnackDifficulty: EasyServings

9

barsPrep time

15

minutesTime to set

1

Hour Storage

1 week

in the fridge

Ingredients

• 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

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 180°C. Place the rack in the middle position. Line a 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 of the crisp mixture in the baking dish and press down firmly. Layer with the date mixture. Cover with the remaining crisp mixture and press down lightly. Bake for 45 minutes or until the crisp is golden brown. Let cool on a wire rack for 2 hours. Remove from the dish and cut into 16 squares.