Ginger - Date Squares

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup chopped favourite nuts
• 1/3 cup chopped preserved gingerroot
• 3/4 cup chopped dates
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons melted butter
• 3/4 cup soft unbleached flour
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/2 tablespoons milk
• 1/4 cup dark brown sugar (sucanat)
• 3/4 cup icing sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350°f.
• 2 butter a 9" square pan.
• 3 chop the nuts, ginger and dates.
• 4 set them aside.
• 5 beat the eggs.
• 6 beat in the sugar and the melted butter.
• 7 sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
• 8 add the dates and nuts to the flour.
• 9 mix in the wet ingredients.
• 10 it will seem like there is a great deal of dates and nuts, and very little batter.
• 11 don't worry, it will work out.
• 12 spread evenly in the prepared 9" pan.
• 13 bake at 350°f for 25 minutes, until done.
• 14 remove and let cool in the pan.
• 15 heat the butter, milk and brown sugar until dissolved.
• 16 beat in the icing sugar and the vanilla.
• 17 spread the icing over the cake.
• 18 cut it into squares, and remove them from the pan.