Cobblers & Crisps - Fruit Crisp, Date Bars
Fruit Crisp
Ingredients:
Filling
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6 cups Fresh or canned fruit (e.g. pear, peaches, apples, blueberries)
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1 cup Apple or white grape juice concentrate
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2 Tbl. Honey
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3 Tbl. Cornstarch
Topping
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3 cups quick oats
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¾ cup Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
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½ cup Nuts – chopped
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½ tsp Salt
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½ cup Oil
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½ cup Honey or other natural sweetener
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½ cup water
Instructions:
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Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Spray a 9x13” casserole dish with non-stick coating.
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Wash, peel and dice the fresh fruit and place in the bottom of the dish. If using canned fruit drain the juice off and dice the fruit if necessary.
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Place the fruit in a pot. In a small bowl mix together the juice concentrate, honey and cornstarch, and pour it over the fruit.
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Mix them together and place the pot on the stove and heat till the fruit thickens.
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Place the fruit into the bottom of a baking dish. In medium size bowl put the oats, flour, nuts, and salt.
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Mix well and form a well in the middle of the flour.
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Into the well pour the oil, honey and water. Mix everything together thoroughly until no dry streaks are left.
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Using your hands crumble and spread the mixture on top of the fruit evenly.
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Bake the crisp for 30-35 minutes until the top is slightly brown and firm. Serve hot or cold with milk or cream.
Date Bars
Ingredients:
Crust
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5 cups quick oats
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2 cups ww pastry flour
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1 1/3 tsp salt
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1 cup oil
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1 honey, maple syrup of choice
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2 tsp vanilla
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1/3 cup water
Filling
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3 cups dates
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1 cup walnuts chopped
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2 tsp vanilla
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1/4 tsp salt
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2 1/3 cups water
Instructions:
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The first step is to prepare the filling. Place the dates, water, vanilla and salt into a pot and bring it to a boil.
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Turn the heat off and let the dates sit till they are soft.
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Mash the dates and mix in the walnuts.
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Prepare the crust in a medium size bowl.
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Mix together the oats, pastry flour, and salt.
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Form a well in the middle of the day ingredients.
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Add the oil, syrup, vanilla and water into the dry and mix well until all the dry ingredients are throughly coated.
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Divide the crust into two equal sections.
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Place one half into the bottom of a casserole dish or cake pan and press evenly into place.
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Dump all the filling on top of this bottom crust and spread around evenly.
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Crumble the remaining crust on top of the filling and press it down with a metal spatula.
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Bake the bars in a 350˚F for 35-40 minutes or until the crust is firm and dry.
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Cool the bars completely and then cut them into squares the size of your choice.
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