Food For The Gods I Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• Grease and line a 9 x 13 inch pan.
• Combine first 4 ingredients. Take 1/2 cup of flour mixture and dredge the dates.
• Cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, and beat well after every addition. Gradually stir in flour mixture.
• Add dates and walnuts and stir until completely combined.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 10 minutes. Lower heat to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) and bake for 30-40 minutes or until done.
• Cool on a wire rack for 20 minutes and cut into bars. Wrap individually with foil or colored cellophane wrap.

Steps:

• Combine butter, sugar, corn syrup, vanilla and eggs. Mix well.
• Sift dry ingredients, toss in nuts and dates until well coated.
• Fold into wet ingredients.
• NOTE: Freeze or chill the dates for easy chopping.
• Bake 325ºF for 40-45 min in a 7x11 pan lined w/ foil.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 °F.
• 2. Sift flour and baking powder 3 times. Set aside.
• 3. Combine molasses, honey and brandy.
• 4. Beat eggs and sugar at high speed until light and thick.
• 5. At medium speed, add butter.
• 6. At low speed, alternately add the brandy mixture and flour mixture.
• 7. Fold in walnuts and dates.
• 8. Bake in an aluminum foil lined pan at 350° for 15 minutes. Lower heat to 300° and bake for another 35 minutes or until done.
• Note: The times for baking are times in the original recipe. I bake it for less time, resulting in a moister cake.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
• Melt butter. Add sugar, eggs, dates and nuts.
• Mix flour with baking soda. Add to date mixture and combine.
• Spread into 9x13 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes. Cool and cut into bars.