Date Nut Roll

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups sugar
• 1 cup evaporated milk
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
• 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 1 cup dates, chopped
• 1 cup pecans or 1 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 6 ounces semisweet chocolate pieces

Recipe

• 1 in heavy, 3-qt saucepan, combine sugar, milk, butter and corn syrup.
• 2 cook over low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until sugar dissolves and mixture comes to boiling; add dates.
• 3 cook, stirring occasionally, until candy thermometer registers 238°f degrees, or until a little in cold water forms a soft ball.
• 4 remove from heat.
• 5 add nuts and vanilla.
• 6 beat until thick.
• 7 turn out on board; divide in half.
• 8 shape each half into a roll 1 3/4" in diameter; wrap in waxed paper; refrigerate at least 1 hour before coating with chocolate.
• 9 in top of double boiler, melt chocolate pieces over hot, not boiling, water.
• 10 remove from heat.
• 11 remove date rolls from refrigerator; spread half of chocolate over each roll; spreading to coat evenly all over.
• 12 refrigerate until chocolate is hard; wrap in waxed paper until ready to cut into slices 1/3" thick.