Date and Sultana Crunch

Ingredients
125g dates
60g sultanas
rind and juice of 2 oranges
200g rolled oats
45g flour
185g butter
1/3 cup sugar

Method
Check the dates for seeds and place in bowl. Speed 5 for 2 seconds.
Add the sultanas.
Make up the orange juice to 1 cup of liquid with water and add to the bowl.
Cook 5 minutes at 60^o on  .
Then liquify this by using Speed 5 for 10 seconds. It doesn't need to be smooth.
Remove this and cool.

Place rolled oats and flour  into  .
Mix  and for 10 seconds.
Add the butter. Speed 3 for 20 seconds.
The mixture should come together.
Add the sugar and rind. Speed 3 for 10 seconds.

Press half the mixture into a slice tray that has been greased.
Spread with fruit filling.
Sprinkle rest of oat mixture onto the fruit and press down.
Bake in a 190 degreeC oven for about 35 minutes.

This can be served warm as a dessert with custard or as a slice with coffee.

The next time I make it I will place all the oat mixture as a base and sprinkle almond pieces over the fruit mixture.

This was loosely based on a Margaret Fulton recipe.

Welcome Vivi. It takes a little time to get your head around the Thermomix but it all soon becomes second nature.
I hope you enjoy the forum and your machine.

I remember making them and the fact that we enjoyed them but that is all.

Or a very loud siren.

Judy if you are a Wally you are very precious-that was my Dad's name.

I'm not that good with my cookies. I just throw them onto the tray. If the recipe makes more or less I don't really worry. Very rich cookies I try to keep small but others, who cares?

Pear jam is a new concept to me. It sounds rather nice though. It would taste lovely on bread with cheese!!! I can hear the yuks, but I love jam and cheese.
Thanks for the recipe, hope it's helpful.

It's self serve in this house-especially for morning and afternoon tea. I will serve dinner.
It's easy to tell how much family like the cake or slice, you look at the thickness of the slices!

Julie, they are amazing. You are very clever.