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Orange Date Bars




Source of Recipe


by Millie, from BH&G Old-Fashioned Baking


List of Ingredients




¼ C butter {margarine}
1 C A/P flour
½ C packed brown sugar
1 tsp finely shredded orange peel {set aside}
½ C orange juice
1 egg
½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp bakin soda
½ C chopped walnuts
½ C chopped pitted dates
Powdered sugar


Recipe



In med mix bowl beat butter w/an electric mixer on med~high about 30sec’s or til softened.

Add about HALF of the flour to the butter. Then add the brown sugar, HALF of the orange juice, egg, bakin powder, and bakin soda. Beat til thoroughly combined, scraping sides of bowl. Then beat or stir in the remaining flour & orange juice. Stir in orange peel, walnuts, and dates.

Spread batter into an ungreased 11x7x1 ½” bake pan.

Bake @ 350° about 25min’s or til a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.

Cool in pan on rack.

Sift powdered sugar over top. Cut into bars.

Makes 24
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CRANBERRY~PECAN BARS:
Prepare Orange~Date Bars as directed, EXCEPT substitute ½ C chopped PECANS for the walnuts & ½ C chopped CRANBERRIES for the dates.