The Naranga Newsletter

Home Economics 

with Ms Athiniotis

HEALTHY SNACK MAKING:

 

 

Upper juniors learned that dates grow from a date palm tree and are healthy for you. We used this key ingredient in our snack this week.

 

DATE AND CHOCOLATE CHIP BARS

Ingredients:

Ingredients

125g butter, softened.

1/3 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar.

1/3 cup caster sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla essence

2 eggs

1 cup whole meal self-raising flour

1 cup plain self-raising flour

½ cup traditional rolled oats

2 tablespoons milk

10 dates, pitted, chopped

½ cup dark chocolate chips

Equipment

Lamington tin, baking paper, measuring cups and spoons, mixing bowl, chopping board and knife.

           

 

 

What to do:     Instructions:

 

     1. Preheat oven to 180C / 170C fan-                       forced. Grease a 20cm x 30cm                               lamington pan. Line base and sides                   with baking paper, extending paper                  3cm above long sides. 

 

       2.       Using an electric mixer, beat butter,                  sugars and vanilla in a medium                            bowl until pale and creamy. Add                         eggs, 1 at a time, beating until just                     combined. Stir in flours,                                          oats and milk. Stir in dates and 1/3                   cup chocolate chips until it just                           comes together.

 

      3.       Spread mixture into prepared pan.                   Sprinkle with remaining chocolate                     chips. Bake for 25 minutes or until                      firm to touch and golden brown.                          Cool completely in  pan. Cut into                        bars. Serve.