Vegan Date Squares - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup dates
2 cups flour
2 cups oats
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon salt

Preparation

soak dates in 1 cup of water(optional) and then heat until water evaporates(here you can add lemon juice, rind, or extracts if it pleases you).
combine dry ingredients.
combine wet ingredients.
mix both mixtures.
spread half of mixture into 8\" pan.
spread date puree.
add the other half of mixture.
bake at 350 degrees until lightly browned-approx 25-30mins.