Ingredients

• 150 gram dates chopped
• 250 ml boiling water
• 1/4 tsp soda bicarbonate
• 60 gm butter
• 200 gm sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 tsp vanilla
• 225 gm all-purpose flour
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• A pinch of Salt
• 50 gm nuts

How to Make Date delight

• Pour boiling water on the chopped dates & add soda bicarbonate to it.
• Beat butter and sugar together. Add egg and vanilla and beat them well.
• Sift the flour, baking powder and salt.
• Fold it alternatively with the date mixture into the creamed butter, sugar and egg.
• Add the chopped nuts and stir well.
• Pour the batter into a pie dish and bake it in a pre-heated oven for 30-40 minutes at 180 degree C.
• Watch it carefully while baking. Remove and let it cool completely before making them into slices.