Healthy Living Slice Recipes

Date Orange Oaties

• 100g butter or margarine
• 100g soft brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 teaspoon finely shredded orange peel
• 75g Scotch Oats
• 75g plain white flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 45 ml of orange juice
• 100g stoned and chopped dates
• 50g walnuts (optional)

Method:

1. Beat together butter and sugar, add egg and beat until creamy.
2. Add vanilla and orange peel.
3. Stir in oats, flour and baking powder.
4. Mix in orange juice and add chopped dates and walnuts (optional).
5. Spread into greased slice tray (18 cm square).
6. Bake at 180C for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.
7. Cool on rack for 10 minutes, cut into squares then remove from tray.
8. When cold store in an air tight container.