Date and Nut Pin wheels. Crisp brown sugar cookies spiraled with date filling. My MIL used to make these, now the tradition has fallen to me. Add nuts to mixture, mix, and let cool.
Ingredients of Date and Nut Pin wheels
- Prepare of Filling.
- It’s 250 grams of Dates (pitted).
- It’s 200 grams of Mixed Nuts.
- It’s 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.
- You need 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).
- You need 2 tbsp of water (to bring the dough together if needed).
Date-Nut Pinwheels may appear difficult to make, but they are rather simple. The recipe for these Date Nut Pinwheels was handed down to me by my mother, who received it from her mother-in-law (my paternal grandmother). Date Nut Pinwheel Cookies – The dates, chocolate and pecans make these cookies truly amazing and delicious. I love love this time of year.
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
I have baked so many cookies recently but recipe, I think is special. Date nut pinwheels were theresa'S old-fashioned version of "slice and bake." Date Nut Pinwheels. Contributed By: From Grandma Hanley's Cookbook Collection. Date Nut Pinwheel Ingredients Date-Nut Pinwheels Date-Nut Pinwheels Date-Nut Pinwheels. Mix together all filling ingredients in small saucepan; cook over medium/low heat until dates are soft.