Date Pineapple Bars

Name: Date Pineapple Bars
Ingredients: 1/2 c. (1 stick) butter or margarine; 1/2 c. brown sugar, packed; 2 eggs; 2 c. sifted all-purpose flour; 3/4 tsp. baking powder; 1 tsp. salt; 1/8 tsp. baking soda; 1 1/4 tsp. cinnamon; 1/2 tsp. nutmeg; 1/3 c. honey; 1 c. crushed pineapple, not drained; 1 (7 1/2 oz.) pkg. chopped dates; 1/2 c. chopped walnuts

13 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

1/2 c. (1 stick) butter or margarine
1/2 c. brown sugar, packed
2 eggs
2 c. sifted all-purpose flour
3/4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. baking soda
1 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/3 c. honey
1 c. crushed pineapple, not drained
1 (7 1/2 oz.) pkg. chopped dates
1/2 c. chopped walnuts

Directions

1

Grease a 7 x 11-inch cake pan.
2

Preheat oven to moderate 350°. Cream butter or margarine with brown sugar and eggs at high speed of electric mixer, guiding mixture into beaters with rubber scraper, until light and creamy.
3

Sift flour; measure and sift with baking powder, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg.
4

Add dry ingredients alternately with honey to the creamed mixture. Stir in crushed pineapple, chopped dates and walnuts.
5

Pour into prepared pan.
6

Bake 35 to 40 minutes.
7

When cool decorate with a thin sugar icing made by adding one tablespoon boiling water to 1 cup sifted confectioners sugar.
8

Cut into 24 bars.