Smoked Almond Stuffed Dates Food

ALMOND STUFFED DATES

Steps:

• Carefully remove the pits from the dates, replacing each one with a whole almond.
• Pour the honey into a heavy saucepan and place it on low heat.
• When the honey is liquid, add the cinnamon and pepper; stir well.
• Put the stuffed dates in the honey and stir gently to coat. Leave on very low heat for 5 minutes until the dates are hot. Watch the sauce so that it doesn't boil or even simmer.
• Serve warm, or let cool and eat. Enjoy!

DATES STUFFED WITH BLUE CHEESE AND SMOKED ALMONDS

Steps:

• Melt cheese and butter in a pan over medium heat.Stir in milk and flour.Season with Cayenne pepper. Add smoked almonds.Mix thoroughly and refrigerate for 1 hour.Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).Slit dates lengthways and pit them.Stuff each date with a small ball of the cheese mixture.Put stuffed dates on a baking sheet and brown.Serve hot.

AL-TAMAR-AL-MAHSHI (STUFFED DATES)

Steps:

• To finish: Granulated sugar, for dredging
• Place the granulated sugar in a medium-size saucepan with the water and turn the heat to high, stirring until the water and sugar are very syrupy, about 230 degrees on a candy thermometer, about 25 minutes. Stir in the rose water and turn off the heat. Place the almonds in a food processor and grind until fine. Transfer the almonds to a medium-size bowl and add the confectioners' sugar and 1 tablespoon water to form a dough with your hands. The dough does not have to be homogenous like a bread dough, just sticky enough so that a thimbleful amount will all hold together. Stuff the dates with the filling. Plunge the stuffed dates, holding them with thin tongs or chopsticks, into the sugar syrup, let excess syrup drip off, and then roll the dates in the granulated sugar and set aside on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet or jelly roll pan. Refrigerate, covered, for up to 2 weeks until needed but serve at room temperature.

STUFFED DATES WITH ALMONDS OR PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350°F.
• Place the nuts on a baking pan in the middle rack of the oven. Bake
• for 15 minutes or until fragrant, stirring frequently.
• Cool for 10 minutes before use.
• Place one almond or pecan inside the date. Roll in powdered sugar if
• desired. Place on wax paper-lined baking sheet and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.

STUFFED DATES FOR RAMADAN

Steps:

• Stuff each date with 1 whole toasted almond and arrange on a serving platter. Spoon a little bit of creme fraiche over each date and sprinkle with chopped almonds.

BACON WRAPPED DATES WITH ALMONDS

Steps:

• Stuff each date with one almond.
• Cut bacon into half or thirds.
• Wrap bacon around date and secure with a round toothpick.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Place dates on a foil lined (they are messy and this makes them much easier to clean up) baking pan and cook until bacon is crispy (around 15 minutes).
• Drain on paper towel and serve warm or room temperature.
• Watch them disappear!

SMOKED ALMOND STUFFED DATES

Steps:

• Insert one smoked almond each date.
• Enjoy!