Chewy date and coconut bars

This is a gorgeous recipe which Leigh obtained from a day long cookery course at the cookery school in Aldeburgh. There was a period when we used to make it pretty frequently, but it hasn't been made for a while and I thought it was about time it saw the light of day again!!!

115g butter

1 large tbsp golden syrup

1 egg, beaten

140g chopped dates

170g demerara sugar

85g dessicated coconut

115g self-raising flour

- Preheat oven 160C/325F/Gas 3

- Melt the butter and syrup together

- Allow it to cool for 5 minutes and then beat in the egg

- Mix all the dry ingredients together, then add the egg mixture and stir well

- Tip into an 8in square tin and press down

- Bake for approximately 20 minutes

- Allow to cool and slice into bars