Persian Date Cake

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 3 cups pitted dates
• 1 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 cup pistachios, ground unsalted or 1 cup coconut, shredded

Recipe

• 1 toast walnuts in skillet over medium heat for 5 minutes. set aside to cool.
• 2 place a few walnut pieces inside each date. arrange dates, packed next to each other in a flat 9-inch serving dish.
• 3 in large deep skillet, saute flour in butter over high heat, stirring constantly for about 15 to 20 minutes, toasting until it is golden caramel color.
• 4 spread hot dough over dates. pack and smooth it with back of a spoon.
• 5 combine cinnamon, sugar, cardamom and sprinkle evenly over cake. sprinkle with 1 cup ground pistachios or shredded coconut all over. cool.
• 6 cut into small square pieces. arrange on serving platter or on plate in which it was made.