Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1                cup  boiling water
  2               cups  old fashioned oatmeal
     3/4           cup  unsalted butter
  1                cup  chopped walnuts
  1                cup  brown sugar
  1               tsp.  vanilla extract
  2                     eggs
  1 1/2           cups  chopped dates
     1/2           cup  all purpose flour
  1           teaspoon  baking soda
     1/2      teaspoon  salt
  2          teaspoons  ground cinnamon

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Pour boiling water over oatmeal. Mix well and cool slightly. Stir in next 6 ingredients. Combine remaining ingredients in a separate bowl. Stir oatmeal mixture into dry ingredients and mix thoroughly. Pour into a buttered 8 inch baking dish and bake 35 minutes.

Nutritional Information:

3413 Calories (kcal); 219g Total Fat; (54% calories from fat); 48g Protein; 358g Carbohydrate; 746mg Cholesterol; 2528mg Sodium