Date and Walnut Squares
A "ten" for these squares; just for the taste. Shared and taught to me by my favourite neighbour and aunt while I was living in Dubai.
Dates are nutritious and sweeter than sugar. Walnuts good for the brains, and the cream cheese works as the secret ingredient to these delicious gooey bites of goodness.
It is one of those easy to prepare recipes. It stores well and keeps fresh for a number of days. A perfect snack for the whole family. It is perfect for bite size sharing.
Date and Walnut Squares
This is a two part recipe. Make the base or the pastry first. Chill it for an hour before rolling it out on the base of the pan.
Mix the topping and spread it evenly across the pastry and bake for 20-25 minutes in a preheated oven of 375F/190C.
Line a 13x9/ baking tray with parchment paper.
Ingredients
1 cup salted butter at room temperature
1 cup cream cheese at room temperature
2 cups sifted all purpose flour
1/4 cup cold water
2 cups chopped dates
2 cups chopped walnuts
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup sugar
Pastry
Cream together with an electric mixer
1/2 cup salted butter
1 cup cream cheese
stir in
2 cups of sifted flour
add 1/4 cup cold water; just enough to hold the entire batter together
Topping
Mix together with an electric mixer
1/2 cup salted butter
2 egg yolks
add
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
and then add
2 cups chopped dates
2 cups chopped walnut
In a separate bowl
beat 2 egg whites until stiff
gently fold these into the topping mixture
Tips
This can be prepared in a loose bottom long pastry pan, in which case you will need two of them.
The same can be made into 24 muffin/cup cakes for an individual party. Dress them with icing sugar once they have cooled.
A "ten" for these squares; just for the taste. Shared and taught to me by my favourite neighbour and aunt while I was living in Dubai.
Dates are nutritious and sweeter than sugar. Walnuts good for the brains, and the cream cheese works as the secret ingredient to these delicious gooey bites of goodness.
It is one of those easy to prepare recipes. It stores well and keeps fresh for a number of days. A perfect snack for the whole family. It is perfect for bite size sharing.
Date and Walnut Squares
This is a two part recipe. Make the base or the pastry first. Chill it for an hour before rolling it out on the base of the pan.
Mix the topping and spread it evenly across the pastry and bake for 20-25 minutes in a preheated oven of 375F/190C.
Line a 13x9/ baking tray with parchment paper.
Ingredients
1 cup salted butter at room temperature
1 cup cream cheese at room temperature
2 cups sifted all purpose flour
1/4 cup cold water
2 cups chopped dates
2 cups chopped walnuts
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup sugar
Pastry
Cream together with an electric mixer
1/2 cup salted butter
1 cup cream cheese
stir in
2 cups of sifted flour
add 1/4 cup cold water; just enough to hold the entire batter together
Topping
Mix together with an electric mixer
1/2 cup salted butter
2 egg yolks
add
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
and then add
2 cups chopped dates
2 cups chopped walnut
In a separate bowl
beat 2 egg whites until stiff
gently fold these into the topping mixture
Tips
This can be prepared in a loose bottom long pastry pan, in which case you will need two of them.
The same can be made into 24 muffin/cup cakes for an individual party. Dress them with icing sugar once they have cooled.
For more yummy recipes try
Niloufer's Kitchen: Winter http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00G2US0EK
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