Nomelette

Lemon Date Bars

Preparation
20 minutes
Cooking
20 minutes

Ingredients

Shortbread

  • 12oz Sifted Plain Flour
  • 8oz Butter
  • 4oz Caster Sugar

Filling

  • 8oz Stoned and chopped dates
  • Juice of a lemon
  • 1oz Caster Sugar

Method

  1. Rub fat and flour together to make crumbs. Add sugar.
  2. Work together until it becomes a dough. Divide in half.
  3. Use half to line a medium signed tray bake tin.
  4. Mix together dates, juice and sugar & heat until dates soften. Cool.
  5. Spread cooled date mixture over shortbread.
  6. Roll out other half of shortbread to fit tin and place on top. Plress down and prick all over.
  7. Cook for 20 minutes at 180C, Gas 4 for 20 minutes.