Date and Sultana CrunchIngredients125g dates
60g sultanas
rind and juice of 2 oranges
200g rolled oats
45g flour
185g butter
1/3 cup sugar
MethodCheck 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.
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