Date Cups Recipe
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Ingredients
PASTRY:
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
6 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
2 cups whole wheat flour
1/4 cup finely chopped pecans or siIvered almonds
FILLING:
2 cups chopped dates
1 cup water
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
4 eggs, beaten
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 cup pecan pieces or silvered almonds
Directions
Cream together 1 cup butter or margarine and cream cheese in the Bosch bowl.
Add whole wheat flour, and blend.
Chill at least 1 hour.
To make filling, cook chopped dates and water in a small saucepan until the water is absorbed and the mixture is thick.
Add 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, and cool slightly.
Stir in beaten eggs, vanilla, and 1 cup nuts.
Set aside.
Form chilled dough into 48 balls and press into small greased muffin tins to form a pastry shell.
Spoon in a generous teaspoon of filling.
Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup chopped nuts.
Bake in a 350° F.
Oven for 12 to 15 minutes.
Remove from pans to cool.
NOTE: Onehalf cup oat or barley flour may be substituted for 1/2 cup whole wheat flour.
Add whole wheat flour, and blend.
Chill at least 1 hour.
To make filling, cook chopped dates and water in a small saucepan until the water is absorbed and the mixture is thick.
Add 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, and cool slightly.
Stir in beaten eggs, vanilla, and 1 cup nuts.
Set aside.
Form chilled dough into 48 balls and press into small greased muffin tins to form a pastry shell.
Spoon in a generous teaspoon of filling.
Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup chopped nuts.
Bake in a 350° F.
Oven for 12 to 15 minutes.
Remove from pans to cool.
NOTE: Onehalf cup oat or barley flour may be substituted for 1/2 cup whole wheat flour.
