Eggless Date squares or Date slices
I always look for simple yet satisfying desserts, and these eggless date squares or date slices never disappoint. They count as one of the easiest recipes I make, and they require only about five minutes of preparation before baking. I often say they are the perfect balance between convenience and flavor.
Ingredients
- For dough:
- 180 g soft butter
- 1/2 Cup sugar
- 1/2 Tsp vanilla powder or 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 Teaspoon baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup water
- For filling:
- 250 g date paste
- 1 tablespoon soft butter
- 1/2 tsp ground cardamom optional
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon optional
Instructions
- Prepare square pan by paint with butter and cover with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl place butter with sugar and vanilla. Whisk until sugar dissolve and well combined with butter.
- Add flour with baking powder. Whisk until flour combined with butter. Add water and knead *( add water gradually it may takes more or less than 1/2 cup depends on flour type).
- Preparing the filling: In another bowl, add butter, ground cinnamon to the date paste. Knead until you have a soft date paste.
- Take out two thirds of the dough. Cover the remain third with plastic wrap and freeze for 20 minutes.
- Spread the two thirds of dough in the prepared pan. Add the date paste over the crust.
- With food grater, grate the chilled dough as crumbles at the top of the date filling until the layer covered.
- Bake at preheated oven 180°C for 35 minutes or until golden top.
- Cut as squares.Cool down on a wire rack before serving.
- Enjoy!