Date Bar Recipe ? Preferably from the 1950's (Betty Crocker)?

Answer 1

the recipe comes from the "Betty Crocker's Picture Cook Book" (Betty Crocker, 1950; reprinted 1998).


INGREDIENTS:
2 eggs

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 cup sifted flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup cut-up walnuts

2 cups finely cut-up dates


INSTRUCTIONS:
Preheat the oven to 325°.

Thoroughly grease an 8-by-8-inch baking pan.

Beat the eggs until foamy, then beat in the sugar and vanilla until well blended.

Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt onto a piece of waxed paper.

Add the sifted dry ingredients to the egg mixture and blend well.

Stir the cut-up walnuts and dates into the batter.

Turn into the prepared baking pan and place in the oven.

Bake until a skewer inserted near the center comes out without crumbs adhering to it, about 25 to 30 minutes.

Cut the cake into 2-inch squares.

Let the squares cool before removing them from the pan.

If desired, dip the tops of each square in powdered sugar and shake off excess.

Yields 16 squares

Answer 2

Date bar

INGREDIENTS
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 pinch salt
1 cup brown sugar
3 eggs, beaten
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
2 cups chopped dates


DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and eggs, then stir in the flour mixture. Stir in the vanilla, pecans and dates.
Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cut into bars while cake is still warm.

Answer 3

here is a date bar recipe

INGREDIENTS
2 1/2 cups dates, pitted and chopped
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup water
3 cups rolled oats
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup shortening
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 inch square baking pan.
To make filling: In a small saucepan, combine dates, brown sugar, and water. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring constantly for 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
To make the crust: Combine flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt in large bowl. Cut in shortening until mixture becomes crumbly. Press half of crust evenly into baking pan. Spread date mixture over the top. Crumble remaining crust mixture over the top of date mixture.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool on wire racks before cutting into bars.

Answer 4

I think I might have something similar. I have my mother's BH&G cookbook from the late 50's-early 60's. Let me know if you want it, it's for a layered date bar.

I'll keep searching for her Betty Crocker book, I know it's around here somewhere.