- Mar 9th 2011
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Tags: Recipes , Appetisers & Snacks, Dessert, Pastry; Cakes & Biscuits
Tools: Stand Mixers
Ingredients
- 100g, chopped pitted dates
- 50ml water
- 1 tbs golden syrup
- 100g butter, softened to room
- ½ cup (125g) caster sugar
- 1 cup (125g) self-raising flour
- ¼ cup (45g) plain flour
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ cup (55g) rolled oats
- 1 large banana, roughly mashed
- Icing
- 2 cups (250g) icing sugar, sifted
- 40g softened unsalted butter
- 1 tbs lemon juice
- 1 tbs warmed honey
- 3 tsp hot water
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180C (160C fan forced). Grease a line the base and sides of a rectangle pan shallow sided pan with baking paper.
- Place the dates, water and golden syrup into a small pan. Bring to the boil and simmer about 2 minutes or until mixture has softened and thickened. Set aside to cool.
- Attach the flat beater to the stand mixer and the pouring shield to the mixing bowl (if available).
- Beat the butter and sugar on speed 6, wiping down the sides of the bowl with a spatula for 3 minutes or until light and fluffy. Sift in both flours and cinnamon. Add the date mixture, oats and banana.
- Mix on speed 2 for 20 seconds or until well combined. Spread mixture into the prepared pan. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool.
- Spread icing over the slice and refrigerate until firm. Cut into fingers. Store in an air tight container for up to 5 days
- For the icing
- Combine the icing ingredients in the mixing bowl, beat on speed 1 until smooth.
Tags: Recipes , Appetisers & Snacks, Dessert, Pastry; Cakes & Biscuits
Tools: Stand Mixers