Date Roll

Ingredients

• 15 dates
• 15 whole cashews
• 250 g refined flour (maida)
• ¼ tsp baking powder
• 125 g powdered sugar
• 125 g butter
• 4-5 drops vanilla essence

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C / 350°F.
2. Remove the seeds from the dates and stuff one cashew nut inside each date. The larger end of the cashew should be visible outside the date.
3. Sift the flour with the baking powder. Keep aside.
4. Put powdered sugar and butter in a bowl and beat until light and creamy. Add the vanilla essence and mix.
5. Add the flour, little by little, and mix well until a dough is formed.
6. Divide the dough into 15 portions and shape each into a ball.
7. Using the thumb, make a dent in the middle of the ball.
8. Place a stuffed date inside the ball, ensuring that it is only half covered with the dough and the cashew is still visible.
9. Place on a greased baking tray at some distance from each other.
10. Bake for 25 minutes and remove.
11. Cool and serve.

Source note: Adapted from Isha Foundation’s A Taste of Well-Being (Harper Element, 2016).