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      Title: Orange-Date Bars
 Categories: Cookies
      Yield: 16 servings
 
      2 c  Old-fashioned rolled oats
      2 c  All-purpose flour
      1 ts Ground cinnamon
      1 c  Pitted chopped dates
      2 c  Apple juice; divided
    1/2 c  Orange juice
      3 tb Grated orange peel
      1 ts Vanilla
 
  Recipe by: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 10/21/96
     Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grind oats to a powder in blender about 1
  minute. Transfer to a large mixing bowl. Stir in flour and cinnamon. Set
  aside.
    Puree dates, 1/2 cup apple juice, orange juice, orange peel and vanilla
  in food processor or blender. Moisten oat mixture with remaining 1 1/2 cups
  apple juice to form a stiff dough. Press dough into bottom of lightly oiled
  8-inch-square pan. Spread date puree evenly on top. Bake 35 minutes or
  until crust is firm. Let cool completely. Cut into 2-inch squares. Yield:
  16 squares. By Mary Carroll.
 
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