Ingredients

• 2 cups - cake flour
• 2.5 tsp - baking powder
• 1/2 tsp - salt
• 1/2 cup - sugar
• 1/2 cup - butter or margarine
• 1/2 cup - chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup - sliced dates, washed and dried
• 1/2 cup - milk
• 1 - egg
• 1 tsp - vanilla essence

How to Make Date-Nut Slices

• Sift the flour with the baking powder and salt.
• Add the sugar.
• Rub in butter with your fingertips, aerating the flour at the same time.
• Add the dates and nuts.
• Beat the egg, mix it with the milk and essence.
• Make a well in the centre of the flour mixture, pour in the liquid ingredients and gradually mix into a smooth batter of stiff consistency.
• Bake for an hour at 350 degrees F. If necessary, bake for 15 minutes longer, reducing heat to 300 degrees F.