Butterscotch Date Squares
Prep
20 mins
Cook
40 mins
Servings
9
Difficulty
Easy
Indulge in the rich flavors of butterscotch and dates in these sweet, crumbly squares.
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Ingredients
- 400 gall-purpose flour
- 300 ggranulated sugar
- 250 gunsalted butter
- 250 gdates
- 150 glight brown soft sugar
- 120 ggolden syrup
- 2 mlvanilla extract
- 10 gsalt
- 10 gbaking powder
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) and line an 18cm square baking tin with parchment paper.
- 2
In a medium saucepan, combine the flour, granulated sugar, and baking powder. Whisk to combine.
- 3
Add the unsalted butter and use a pastry blender or your fingertips to work it into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
- 4
Press half of the mixture into the prepared tin, leaving a 1cm border around the edges.
- 5
In a separate saucepan, melt the light brown soft sugar and golden syrup over low heat, stirring occasionally.
- 6
Add the melted sugar mixture to the flour mixture and stir until just combined.
- 7
Stir in the dates and vanilla extract. Spread the remaining flour mixture over the top of the filling.
- 8
Cut into squares and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown.
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