Old-Fashioned Date Bars

Name: Old-Fashioned Date Bars
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 552 milliliters brown sugar, firmly packed; 237 milliliters butter or 1 cup margarine, softened; 710 milliliters pitted dates, coarsely chopped; 3 larges eggs; 710 milliliters flour; 237 milliliters chopped pecans; 2 teaspoons vanilla

Old-Fashioned Date Bars might be just the dessert you are searching for. One serving contains 295 calories, 3g of protein, and 11g of fat. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 24. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. A mixture of vanilla, eggs, flour, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 35 minutes.

Ingredients

Servings:

1teaspoon

baking powder 1teaspoons

baking soda 552milliliters

brown sugar, firmly packed 237milliliters

butter or 1 cup margarine, softened 710milliliters

pitted dates, coarsely chopped 3larges

eggs 710milliliters

flour 237milliliters

chopped pecans 2teaspoons

vanilla

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern works really well with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. One wine you could try is Schlossgut Diel Nahe Riesling Kabinett. It has 4.2 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 23 dollars.