Date/Nut Pinwheels

Name: Date/Nut Pinwheels
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 54
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking soda; 237 milliliters packed brown sugar; 237 milliliters butter; 454 grams package whole pitted dates; 2 eggs; 946 milliliters all-purpose flour; 118 milliliters sugar; 118 milliliters chopped walnuts; 237 milliliters water

Date/Nut Pinwheels might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This vegetarian recipe serves 54. One serving contains 120 calories, 2g of protein, and 4g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 40 minutes. If you have water, dates, butter, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Sift together flour and baking soda. In a bowl, cream shortening and sugars.

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Baking Soda

Shortening

Cream

All Purpose Flour

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Bowl

Add eggs; blend well.

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Egg

Add the flour mixture and beat until well mixed. Chill for 1 hour or until dough is easy to handle.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Meanwhile, for filling, place dates, sugar and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook until dates are tender and most of the water has evaporated. Stir in nuts; cool.

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Dates

Sugar

Water

Nuts

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Sauce Pan

Divide dough into three portions. Between pieces of waxed paper, roll each portion into a 12-in. x 10-in. rectangle.

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Dough

Roll

Spread 1/3 of the filling over each.

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Spread

Roll up from one of the long sides. Wrap in plastic wrap; chill. Repeat with remaining dough and filling. Dough may be kept in the refrigerator up to 3 days. Slice dough into 1/3-in. cookies.

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