Date recipes

[minisoji]

Date Toffee

Ingredients:

Finely chopped dates - 1 cup
Milk - 1 cup
Sugar - 1 cup
Ghee - ½ cup
Chopped walnuts - ½ cup

Method

1. Cook dates in milk over a small flame till soft
2. Add remaining ingredients and cook till a stiff lump is formed. (To test, cool some mixture and roll lightly between your fingers. It should form a ball that does not stick to your fingers.)
3. Spread on a greased surface, cool and cut into pieces.

[minisoji]

Date Nut Nuggets

Ingredients

Finely chopped dates - 1 cup
Marie biscuits - 12
Chopped walnuts - 1/4 cup
Orange marmalade - 2-3 tbsp
Corn flakes - ½ cup, crushed.

Method

1. Pour 4 tbsp of boiling water over the dates. Soak for 15 minutes.

2. Place on a slow fire and simmer till dates are soft and water is absorbed. Allow to cool.

3. Powder the biscuits and add to dates. Add walnuts.

4. Add marmalade little by little till the mixture is firm enough to be shaped.

5. Shape the date mixture into tiny balls and roll in crushed corn flakes.

6. Store in the refrigerator and serve cold.