Best Orange Walnut Date Bars Recipes

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ORANGE WALNUT DATE BARS



Orange Walnut Date Bars image

prepared by Ruth Norris of The Villages, FL on 3/19/2013

Provided by ann wilson

Categories     Other Desserts

Time 55m

Number Of Ingredients 19

1 c unsifted flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/3 c soft margarine
3/4 c light brown sugar, packed
1 egg
1 Tbsp grated orange rind
2 Tbsp orange juice
1/2 c chopped pitted dates
3/4 c coarsely chopped walnuts
ORANGE BUTTER FROSTING
1/4 c soft margarine
1 tsp grated orange rind
1 egg yolk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 c confectioners' sugar
2 tsp orange juice

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg and set aside.
  • 2. In a large bowl, put the margarine and brown sugar and beat with mixer until light and fluffy and then beat in egg, orange rind and orange juice. Add in flour mixture and mix with mixer until smooth and then b eat in dates and walnuts.
  • 3. Spread evenly in a greased and floured 11 x 7 baking pan and bake for 25-30 minutes or until browned.
  • 4. ORANGE BUTTER FROSTNG: Cream the margarine and add the orange rind, egg yolk, vanilla and beat until well blended. Gradually add 2 cups of confectioners' sugar and beat well. Mix in 2 tsp. orange juice or enough to make of spreading consistency.

ORANGE WALNUT-DATE BARS



Orange Walnut-Date Bars image

Number Of Ingredients 21

Walnut-Date Layer
1 cup flour sifted
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon ground
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg ground
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup brown sugar packed light
1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 egg large
1 tablespoon orange rind grated
2 tablespoons orange juice concentrate
3/4 cup walnuts chopped or pecans
1/2 cup dates chopped
Orange Glaze
1 egg yolk large
1 teaspoon orange rind grated
1 frozen orange juice concentrate to 2 tablespoons, thawed, or orange juice
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups powdered sugar sifted
Topping
1/4 cup walnuts coarsely chopped or pecans

Steps:

  • 1. Heat oven to 350°. Grease and flour an 11 x 7 x 1 1/2 -inch baking pan.2. To make walnut-date layer, mix flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Beat brown sugar and butter in a medium bowl with electric mixer until creamy. Beat in egg, orange rind, and orange juice. On low speed, gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in nuts and dates. Spread in prepared pan. Bake 25 to 30 minutes until browned. Cool on a wire rack.3. To make glaze, mix egg yolk, orange rind, 1 tablespoon of the orange juice concentrate, and vanilla. Gradually stir in powdered sugar. Add additional orange juice concentrate by teaspoonfuls until of spreading consistency. Spread over walnut-date layer. Sprinkle with nuts. Cut into bars.

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