Maltese Walnut And Dates Pie Food

MRS. AVER'S DATE WALNUT PIE

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl, beat together sugar, syrup, salt, flour, and eggs. Mix well. Add melted butter, vanilla, nuts and dates (cut in pieces).
• 2. Pour into shell and bake for 10 minutes at 450 degrees. Then lower oven temperature to 300 degrees and continue baking for another 50 minutes, or until filling is set.

DATE PIE

Steps:

• preheat oven to 350 grease and flour a 9" pie dish with the butter and 1 tsp flour combine sugar, 3 tbsp flour and baking powder in a small dish, set aside put dates and remaining flour in a small bowl, stirring to coat.
• add walnuts, set aside in a medium bowl add eggs and beat well stir in date mixture, stir in flour/sugar mixture until well combined pour into prepared pie dish and bake 30-35 minutes until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean serve warm or at room temperature.

DATE NUT BALLS OR PIE CRUST!

Steps:

• Grind pecans, walnuts, and dates in a food processor until well chopped and blended. Add honey and continue to process until the mix forms a ball. Be careful not to overprocess.
• Pie Crust:.
• Press into bottom and sides of a pie pan before adding filling. Reserve some of the mix to crumble on top of finished pie. Fresh fruit makes a great filling, also a yogurt or tofu "cheesecake" is yummy!
• Balls:.
• Use as is or add 1 teaspoons cinnamon and/or 1/2 teaspoons nutmeg or 1 tbls. carob powder or 1-2 tbls. orange zest.
• Roll the dough into balls, then in flaked coconut, ground nuts or carob powder. Have fun and enjoy!

IMQARET ( MALTESE DEEP FRIED DATE PASTRIES)

Steps:

• Soften the dates in a sauce pan with 3 tbsp tangerine juice and 2 tbsp water ( about 5 minutes).
• Stir in the other ingredients, cool.
• Pastry: rub the oil in the flour and bring it with enough water to form a dough. Rest for 30 minutes at room temperature.
• Cut in half and shape each piece into a rectangular shape. Spread the filling along the middle of the rectangle then fold the two sides and seal.
• Cut into squares and deep fry or brush generously in oil and bake in a preheated oven at 200C for about 20 minutes.
• Eat while hot.