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    THE GREAT BRITISH BAKERS

    Jan 30, 2020 5 minutes
    PHOTOGRAPHY SAM A HARRIS

    DATE SLICES

    MAKES 12 BARS (OR 24 MINI BARS)

    340g pitted dates
    50g caster sugar
    100g plain flour
    160g wholemeal flour
    160g jumbo oats
    50g desiccated coconut
    1tsp salt
    190g sunflower margarine or unsalted butter, cold, plus extra for greasing

    ■ Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4. Grease and line the base and sides of a 30x20cm traybake tin. Put the dates and caster sugar in a pan and just cover with water. Cook until soft (about 10 minutes), stirring occasionally. Be careful not to let them catch on the bottom of the pan. Put to one side.

    ■ Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl.

    ■ Add the sunflower margarine or butter and rub in with your fingertips to form a crumble. Put half the crumble

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