Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
                        -----CRUST-----
   1 1/2  c             Flour
     1/3  c             Sugar
     1/4  tsp           Salt
     1/2  c             Cold unsalted butter
   1                    Egg yolk
   2 1/2  tbsp          Cold water
                        -----FILLING AND TOPPING-----
   3      c             Peeled cored and chopped
                        Apples
     1/2  c             Chopped -- pitted dates
     1/4  c             Flour
     1/3  c             Rolled oats
     1/3  c             Packed light brown sugar
     1/2  tsp           Cinnamon
   1      Pinch         salt
     1/4  c             Cold unsalted butter
                        Cut into 4 pieces

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 and grease a 9x9 inch pan. Combine flour, sugar, and salt in a food processor. Add butter in pieces and process to make a fine meal. Blend yolk and water. Pour over dry ingredients and process until damp crumbs form. Pat crumbs i nto bottom and halfway up sides of pan. Bake for 25 minutes. Mix apples, dates, sugar, and lemon juice. Spread evenly over crust. Combine flour, oats, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt. Add butter and rub it to make damp crumbs. Cover apples with toppin g and pat gently. Bake 40 minutes until golden brown. Cool completely before slicing.