Chinese Chews
A simple traybake made with chopped nuts and dates.
Ingredients
- 8 oz or 225g dates chopped
- 4 oz or 110g nuts chopped
- 3 oz or /85g plain flour (all-purpose flour)
- 3 oz or 85g butter softened
- 4 oz or 110g sugar
- 2 eggs beaten
- ΒΌ tsp almond extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350F/180C (conventional oven) and line a 8"/20cm square tin with baking parchment.
- Chop the dates and nuts into small pieces.
- Using an electric whisk, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Mix the eggs together with the almond extract and beat into the butter/sugar mixture, a little at a time. Add a little of the flour if this mixture appears to curdle.
- Fold in the flour. Then fold in the chopped dates and nuts.
- Spread into your prepared in and bake in a preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, until golden.
- Leave to cool in the tin, then cut into squares. Either leave as is, or dust the top with icing/powdered sugar before serving.