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Canadian Matrimonial Cake

Canadian Matrimonial Cake Ingredients: wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched oats sugars, brown leavening agents, baking soda salt, table butter, without salt dates, deglet noor sugars, granulated lemon juice, r...

Canadian Matrimonial Cake

Ingredients:
wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched
oats
sugars, brown
leavening agents, baking soda
salt, table
butter, without salt
dates, deglet noor
sugars, granulated
lemon juice, raw
water, bottled, generic

Directions:
Filling: In saucepan, cook dates, sugar, lemon juice and water over medium heat, stirring often, until the dates are soft, about 15 minutes.
Let cool.
In a bowl, combine flour, rolled oats, sugar, baking soda and salt; blend in butter until mixture is crumbly.
Pat half onto bottom of 9 inch square pan.
Spread filling evenly over the top.
Sprinkle with the remaining flour mixture, patting lightly.
Bake in a 350F oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until nicely browned.
Let cool; cut into squares.