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Title: Date Nut Logs - Glorious Liqueurs
Categories: Makebooze
Yield: 6 Dozen
| 1 | c | Flour |
| 3/4 | ts | Baking powder |
| 1/2 | ts | Ground ginger |
| 1/4 | ts | Salt |
| 3 | Eggs | |
| 1 | c | Sugar |
| 1/4 | c | Orange liqueur |
| 1 | ts | Grated orange zest |
| 1 | pk | (8oz) pitted dates, chopped |
| Powdered sugar, for | ||
| Sprinkling |
Preheat oven to 350F. Butter a 13X9" baking dish; set aside.
Sift flour, baking powder, ginger and salt; set aside.
Beat eggs until foamy. Slowly beat in sugar until mixture is very thick and forms a ribbon when mixer is lifted from it. Turn mixer to low, beat in flour until just absorbed. Beat in liqueur and zest.
Fold in dates and nuts by hand; pour into pan and smooth top.
Bake until top springs back, about 25 minutes. Cool in pan on wire rack 20 minutes.
Cut 9 lengthwise and 8 crosswise strips, forming 6 dozen tiny bars. Gently roll in sifted powdered sugar, coating well and forming log shapes. Store in tightly covered containers.
New Country Fare: Glorious Liqueurs Edited by Mary Aurea Morris ISBN: 0-9627403-1-4 Formatted by Carolyn Shaw 3-96.
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