WHOLEMEAL DATE SLICE

You can interchange dates with prunes , dried apricots or mixed fruits . preheat your oven to 180 deg C. Place 185gm of margarine in a saucepan with 1 and 1/2 cups of lightly packed brown sugar over a medium heat until the margarine has melted . Remove from heat and add 1 lightly beaten egg , 1/2 cup of rolled oats , 1 cup of pitted and chopped dates and 1 dsp of grated orange peel . Stir well . Stir into the oats mixture 1 and 1/2 cups of wholemeal self raising flour until thoroughly combined . Spread the dough into a greased slice pan ( 28 x 18 cm ). Bake for 25 minutes , cool completely , cut into slices . Sprinkle lightly with icing sugar . Store in an airtight container .