Title: Coconut-Date Bars
Categories: Bar
Yield: 1 Servings

1 1	/2 c	dates
3	/4 c	water
1	/4 c	sugar
	1 T	B lemon juice
	2 c	Pillsbury's Best All Purpose
:		Flour*
1	/2 t	s salt
3	/4 c	firmly packed brown sugar
3	/4 c	butter
	1 c	coconut -- chopped
1	/2 c	Funsten's Nuts -- chopped

*For use with Pillsbury's Best Self-Rising Flour, omit salt. BAKE at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes. MAKES about 3 dozen. Combine dates, water and sugar in saucepan. Bring to boil. Simmer, stirring constantly, until thick. Remove from heat. Stir in lemon juice. Sift together the flour, salt, and stir in the brown sugar. Cut into the dry mixture the butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir n coconut and nuts. Press half of crumb mixture in the bottom of a greased 13 x 9 inch pan. Spread with the filling. Sprinkle with the remaining crumb mixture; press down lightly. Bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees) 30 to 35 minutes. Cool; cut into bars.

Recipe By : Best Loved Foods of Christmas, Pillsbury, undated booklet

From: Ngavlak@aol.Com Date: 18 Oct 97 Mastercook Recipes (Mailing List) Ä

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