THE GREAT BRITISH BAKERS
DATE SLICES
MAKES 12 BARS (OR 24 MINI BARS)
340g pitted dates
50g caster sugar
100g plain flour
160g wholemeal flour
160g jumbo oats
50g desiccated coconut
1tsp salt
190g sunflower margarine or unsalted butter, cold, plus extra for greasing
■ Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4. Grease and line the base and sides of a 30x20cm traybake tin. Put the dates and caster sugar in a pan and just cover with water. Cook until soft (about 10 minutes), stirring occasionally. Be careful not to let them catch on the bottom of the pan. Put to one side.
■ Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl.
■ Add the sunflower margarine or butter and rub in with your fingertips to form a crumble. Put half the crumble
