Orange Treasure Bars
Melba
Moist, old-fashioned date bar, accented with orange peel and buttery orange frosting.
ingredients
- BARS:
- 8 oz. pkg. chopped dates
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 T grated orange peel
- FROSTING:
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup softened butter
- 3 T milk
- 1 T grated orange peel
directions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- 2
Grease 15 x 10 inch jelly roll pan. (I double recipe and use a 9 x 13 inch cake pan).
- 3
In heavy 3 quart saucepan, combine dates, sugar and butter.
- 4
Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until dates are softened (5 to 8 minutes).
- 5
Remove from heat.
- 6
Add remaining ingredients.
- 7
By hand, stir until well-mixed (1 to 2 minutes).
- 8
Spread into greased pan.
- 9
Bake near center of oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
- 10
Cool completely; spread with frosting.
- 11
Cut into bars.
- 12
FROSTING:
- 13
In 1 1/2 quart mixing bowl combine all frosting ingredients. Beat at medium speed, scraping sides of bowl often, until light and fluffy (1 to 2 minutes).
Source: Melba
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