Date Nut Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 eggs, well beaten
1 c. honey
grated rind of 1 lemon
1 c. sifted flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1 lb. chopped dates
1 c. chopped nuts
powdered sugar

Preparation

Combine beaten eggs, honey and lemon rind; beat well.
Add sifted dry ingredients, then dates and nuts; mix well.
Turn into a greased, waxed paper lined 9 x 13-inch pan.
Bake in 325\u00b0 oven for 40 to 45 minutes.
Turn out onto rack, remove waxed paper and cool.
Wrap in waxed paper; store in covered container 3 to 4 days (to ripen).
Cut into 1 x 3-inch bars; roll in powdered sugar.