Date and Nut Pin wheels.
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Ingredients of Date and Nut Pin wheels
- You need of Filling.
- It’s 250 grams of Dates (pitted).
- Prepare 200 grams of Mixed Nuts.
- Prepare 225 grams of Sultanas.
- It’s 2 tbsp of Maple Syrup (Honey or Agave Syrup can be used as a substitute).
- Prepare of Biscuit.
- It’s 200 grams of plain flour.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of baking powder.
- Prepare 30 grams of Light Musocvado sugar.
- Prepare 65 grams of Butter (salted/unsalted your choise).
- You need 1 pinch of of salt (do not use if using salted butter).
- It’s 2 tbsp of water (to bring the dough together if needed).
Date and Nut Pin wheels step by step
- 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 ½ 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 170ºC (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..
recipe by Bobkeogh @cookpad