Date and Nut Pin wheels
- 250 grams Dates (pitted)
- 200 grams Mixed Nuts
- 225 grams Sultanas
- 2 tbsp Maple Syrup (Honey or Agave Syrup can be used as a substitute)
- 200 grams plain flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 30 grams Light Musocvado sugar
- 65 grams Butter (salted/unsalted your choise)
- 1 pinch of salt (do not use if using salted butter)
- 2 tbsp water (to bring the dough together if needed)
- Put the mixed nuts in a food processor and pulse a few times to break them down a bit.
- Add the Dates, Sultanas and Maple syrup and process until the mix almost balls in the processer.
- (you know what I mean)
- Spread the mixture on a baking tray lined with Cling film and place in the fridge for an hour to chill.
- (a couple of millimeters thick)
- In the cleaned processer bowl add the flour, baking powder, sugar, butter and salt.
- 5.
- Process the mixture, adding the water as necessary until it just comes to a dough ball.
- 6.
- Remove from the bowl to a flowered surface and knead for a few minutes.
- 7.
- Wrap the biscuit dough if cling film and rest it in the fridge for 1/2 an hour.
- 8.
- Roll the rested dough on a flowered surface to the same thickness as the date and nut filling.
- 9.
- Place the filling on the dough leaving 1 cm of dough exposed.
- 10.
- Starting at the exposed edge of dough roll the sheet of dough and filling (like a swill roll).
- 11.
- Cut the roll into 1cm slices and place onto a baking tray lines with greaseproof or baking parchment.
- 12.
- Bake for 15/20 minutes at 170 degrees C (for a fan Oven), or until golden.
- 13.
- Place on a wire rack to cool before you get wicked and eat them all.
- Hot, hot, hot.
dates, nuts, sultanas, maple syrup, flour, baking powder, musocvado sugar, butter, salt, water
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/348650-date-and-nut-pin-wheels (may not work)