Monthly Meal Idea: Date Slice
Ingredients:Â
- 700g (1.5lbs) organic dates, stoned and roughly chopped
- 1.0 litre (38fl oz) organic porridge oats
- 500ml (18fl oz) organic wholemeal flour, organic spelt or gluten free flour
- 175 ml (6fl oz) barley malt
- 175 ml (6fl oz) organic sunflower oil
Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF. Grease a baking tin or dish 25 x 30cm (10 x 12ins).
Place the dates in a saucepan and cover with water. Simmer until the dates are soft.
Combine the oats and flour in a blender. Add the malt and oil and blend thoroughly. (If you measure out the oil first and then use the same measuring jug for the barley malt, the malt just slips out easily.)
Put three quarters of the oat mixture in the bottom of the greased tin and press it down well with your hands. Spread the dates over the top. Spread the remaining oat mixture on top of the dates. Bake for 40 minutes or until brown.