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Orange and date slice on plate

Date and Orange Slice

Baked Slice with dates, nuts and flavoured with orange
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 24 peices
Course: Baking
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 175 gm Butter, melted
  • 1 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 Orange, Grated Rind Save 1 tsp for icing
  • 1 Cup Dates, Diced
  • 3/4 Cup Pecans or Walnuts, Chopped
  • 1 1/2 Cup Self Raising Flour
Orange Icing
  • 1 tsp Orange rind (reserved)
  • 30 gm Softened Butter
  • 2 Tbsp Orange Juice
  • 200 gm Icing Sugar mixture
  • 1-2 Tbsp Boiling Water

Method
 

  1. Preheat Oven 170 C
  2. Line slice tray with baking paper.
  3. Combine butter, sugar, rind and egg.
    Orange and date slice wet ingredients
  4. Add dates, nuts and flour, combine well.
    Orange and date slice ingredients in bowl
  5. Spread into lined slice tray and bake 25 minutes.
    Orange and date slice mixture in tray
  6. Cool in the tray.
Orange Icing
  1. In a small bowl combine reserved orange rind, juice butter, icing sugar and enough boiling water to mix to a smooth icing (approx 1-2 Tbsp)
  2. Spread icing over cold slice allow to set about 15 mins and cut into 12-36 pieces.
    Orange and date slice cut