Ingredients
½cupboiling water
2cupsdates,pitted and chopped
½cupshortening
1cupwhite sugar
⅛tspground cinnamon
¾tspsalt
⅛tspground nutmeg
1cupall purpose flour
¼tspbaking soda
½cupwalnuts,chopped
¼cupconfectioners sugar
Preparation
In a small bowl, pour boiling water over dates, and set aside to cool. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease a 10×10 inch baking pan.
In a medium bowl, cream together the shortening and white sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
Add the dates, including any water; mix well. Sift together the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and baking soda; stir into the date mixture. Then stir in the nuts.
Spread the mixture evenly into the prepared 10×10 inch pan, and bake for 45 minutes in the preheated oven.
When cool, cut into bars, and roll each bar in confectioners’ sugar.
