Ingredients
- 250g cultured unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup icing sugar, sifted
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla paste
- 1 tsp orange blossom water
- 2½ cups plain flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 cup pitted Medjool dates
- 1 cup walnuts, toasted
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- finely-grated zest of 1 lemon
Instructions
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Makes: 48
1 Preheat oven to 160°C. Combine the butter and icing sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat with the paddle attachment on medium speed for 5 imputes, until very light. Add the egg, vanilla and orange blossom water, and mix until smooth. Fold in the flour and baking powder and mix until a smooth dough forms.
2 Combine the dates, walnuts, cinnamon and lemon zest in a food processor and purée until smooth.
3 roll the dough out to a rectangle 50cm x 12cm, then place the date mixture along the long edge and roll up, pitching the seam to enclose. Slice 2cm wide, then arrange on a lined tray and bake for 20-22 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.