Whole-Wheat Date Bars Recipe

Ingredients

• Dough:
• 3 cups whole-wheat flour
• ¼ cup semolina
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 tablespoons ground fennel
• 2 tablespoons ground anise
• 1 tablespoon anise seeds
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons rose water
• 1 cup 1% milk, at room temperature
• Date Filling:
• 1½ package pressed dates*
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon olive oil