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1 c. chopped pitted dates 1 c. boiling water 1 c. granulated sugar 1 Tbsp. shortening 1 1/4 c. unsifted flour 1/4 tsp. baking powder 1 c. walnuts 1 1/4 tsp. soda 1 egg Brown Sugar Sauce: 2 c. light brown sugar 1/2 tsp. salt 2 c. boiling water 2 tsp. vanilla 4 Tbsp. flour 1/4 tsp. cinnamon 4 Tbsp. butter Mix dates, boiling water and soda. Set aside. Cream sugar, shortening and egg. Combine flour and baking powder in sifter. Sift over creamed mixture. Blend. Add date mixture, then the nuts. Pour into greased 8-inch square baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes. Cool and cut into 9 servings. Top each with Brown Sugar Sauce and whipped cream, if desired. Brown Sugar Sauce: Mix sugar, flour, salt and cinnamon. Combine with water in saucepan and cook until thick. Add butter and vanilla. Cool. This recipe is from an actual cookbook printed by Fundcraft Publishing! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: Cookbooks.com! Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |