Date and Nut Bars

Name: Date and Nut Bars
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: ⅓ cup boiling water ⅓ cup boiling water; 2 cups dates, pitted and chopped 2 cups dates, pitted and chopped; ½ cup shortening ½ cup shortening; 1 cup white sugar 1 cup white sugar; ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ¾ teaspoon salt ¾ teaspoon salt; ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg; 2 eggs 2 eggs; 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup all-purpose flour; ¼ teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon baking soda; ½ cup chopped walnuts ½ cup chopped walnuts; ¼ cup confectioners' sugar ¼ cup confectioners' sugar

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Ingredients

Servings:

⅓ cup boiling water⅓ cup boiling water
22 cups dates, pitted and chopped
½ cup shortening½ cup shortening
11 cup white sugar
⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¾ teaspoon salt¾ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
22 eggs
11 cup all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon baking soda¼ teaspoon baking soda
½ cup chopped walnuts½ cup chopped walnuts
¼ cup confectioners' sugar¼ cup confectioners' sugar

Instructions

1
In a small bowl, pour boiling water over dates, and set aside to cool. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 10x10 inch baking pan.
2
In a medium bowl, cream together the shortening and white sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Add the dates, including any water; mix well. Sift together the flour, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, and baking soda; stir into the date mixture. Then stir in the nuts.
3
Spread the mixture evenly into the prepared 10x10 inch pan, and bake for 45 minutes in the preheated oven. When cool, cut into bars, and roll each bar in confectioners' sugar.

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