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Bars: Sourdough Molasses-Date Bars




Source of Recipe


hungrymonster.com


List of Ingredients




1 cup sourdough starter
1 egg -- beaten
1/2 cup butter -- softened
1/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup dark molasses
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/3 cups unbleached white flour
1/2 cup chopped dates
2 tablespoons flour

Recipe



1. In a large bowl allow the starter to warm up and become active. It should stand at room temperature for 1 to 2 hours.

2. Then add the beaten egg, softened butter, brown sugar and molasses. Beat thoroughly with a wooden spoon. Next, put in the salt, cinnamon and baking soda. Sift in the flour. Beat the batter until it is lump-free.

3. Roll the chopped dates in the 2 tablespoons of flour or mix them with the flour in a bowl so they do not stick together. Gently stir them into the beaten batter.

4. Pour the batter into a well greased 9-inch square pan and bake in a preheated 375F oven for about 30 minutes or until the batter tests done when poked with a toothpick.

5. Allow to cool slightly before cutting into bars, then finish cooling on wire racks and sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.


NOTE: Like most sourdough products, these bars taste much better cold than they do while still warm from the oven.