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Date & Oat Bars

I thought I would put this recipe on here before I forget.  It is by no means a healthy date bar, in that it contains a hefty portion of butter.  However, they are delicious, especially when fresh out of the oven!

125 grms butter
1/2 to 3/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 t vanilla
3/4 c flour
1/2 t baking soda
1/4 t salt
1 1/2 cup rolled oats
1 cup chopped dates

Cream butter and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla, then dry ingredients. Place in a greased cake tin or bar tray (I only own a round cake tin so I end up with oaty wedges). Bake for 18-20 minutes at 180 Celsius and cut into bars while still warm.

You can feel free to use spelt flour instead of wheat flour.  I am sure there are other flours you can mix and vary.  Also, a nice twist is to zest an orange and add the zest during the creaming stage.  You can also omit the dates and add poppy seeds along with the orange zest.  Play around and have fun with it.  It is also yummy with sesame and sunflower seeds.  The sky is the limit.

Getting ready for exams!

The first semester is nearly complete.  I only have four exams to go YIKES!  I have just finished (quite literally) my last school day of the semester and now have plans to study my wee arse off.  I am sitting in the uni library and am waiting for Matt to come by with the car.  It is cold and wet out there, as it has been for the past week or more, and I don't plan on freezing to death prior to going home to our even colder flat.  It is a dry flat at the very least. 

We are having Matt's famous chili tonight.  It is actually his Mum's famous chili, and includes, black beans, kidney beans, chick peas and a whopping can of baked beans.  There is also a ridiculous amount of mushrooms in it.  I love it.  I am going to make MY Mum's gorgeous corn bread to accompany.

I have just been making a few yummy foods over the past while, as it seems that is the only creative activity I have time to do.  And it serves a significant purpose too!  I will add my recipe for date & oat bars on here if there are any takers.  I also have an awesome few dinner recipes that are quick and great for the cold weather.  I am not at home, otherwise I would put them on here now.

Hope you are all well and managing to keep warm!