Sesame Date Bars

Name: Sesame Date Bars
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking powder; 237 milliliters chopped pitted dates; 1 large egg; 3 Tbsps flax seeds; 118 milliliters honey; 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice; 1 Finely shredded zest from lemon; 59 milliliters low-fat milk; 237 milliliters oat bran; 237 milliliters regular rolled oats; 1 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters toasted sesame seeds; 177 milliliters tahini (sesame paste); 237 milliliters whole-wheat flour

Sesame Date Bars might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe makes 16 servings with 231 calories, 7g of protein, and 11g of fat each. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of baking powder, salt, flour, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Line a 9- by 13-in. pan with plastic wrap, leaving an overhang on the 9-in. sides, and coat with cooking-oil spray. In a large bowl, stir together oats, oat bran, flax seeds, flour, baking powder, salt, and dates until well blended.

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Baking Powder

Flaxseed

Oat Bran

Dates

All Purpose Flour

Oats

Salt

Wrap

Cooking Oil

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Plastic Wrap

Bowl

Frying Pan

In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together tahini, milk, egg, honey, lemon zest, and lemon juice until well blended.

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Lemon Juice

Lemon Zest

Tahini

Honey

Milk

Egg

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Stand Mixer

Bowl

Add flour mixture to tahini mixture and beat until completely blended. Scrape dough into pan and, with wet fingers or a rubber spatula, pat to fill pan completely and evenly (dough is sticky, so you may need to wash your hands a few times). Chill dough until firm, about 30 minutes.

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Tahini

Dough

All Purpose Flour

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Spatula

Frying Pan

Meanwhile, preheat oven to 30

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Oven

Invert pan onto a work surface, lift off pan, and peel off plastic. Using a bench scraper or knife, cut straight down lengthwise through middle, then crosswise to make 16 bars, each 1 1/2 in. wide.

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Dough Scraper