date nut pinwheels
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DATE NUT PINWHEELS WERE THERESA'S OLD-FASHIONED VERSION OF "SLICE AND BAKE." THERE WAS ALWAYS A ROLL FROZEN IN THE REFRIGERATOR READY FOR KIDS OR COMPANY. GREAT WITH COFFEE.
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Ingredients For date nut pinwheels
- DATE NUT FILLING
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2 1/2 cdates, chopped
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1 csugar
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1 cnuts, chopped
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1 cwater
- DOUGH
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1 cshortening
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2 cbrown sugar, firmly packed
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3eggs
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4 cflour
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1/2 tspsalt
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1/2 tspbaking powder
How To Make date nut pinwheels
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1FILLING COMBINE CHOPPED DATES, SUGAR, AND WATER. COOK OVER VERY LOW HEAT AND STIR OCCASIONALLY UNTIL SOFTENED TO A PASTE. STIR IN CHOPPED NUTS. COOL.
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2DOUGH CREAM SHORTENING AND SUGAR (SUBSTITUTE BUTTER OR MARGARINE FOR HALF OF SHORTENING FOR A RICHER DOUGH.) ADD EGGS ONE AT A TIME AND MIX THOROUGHLY. STIR IN COMBINED DRY INGREDIENTS WITH A SPOON. CHILL.
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3ASSEMBLY DIVIDE DOUGH AND FILLING INTO THREE EQUAL SECTIONS. ROLL OUT DOUGH SECTIONS INDIVIDUALLY ON LIGHTLY FLOURED WAX PAPER. SPREAD 1/3 OF COOLED FILLING. ROLL ALONG LONG EDGE AND WRAP TIGHTLY IN WAX PAPER AND FREEZE.
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4BAKING PREHEAT OVEN TO 350 DEGREES F. SLICE FROZEN ROLL INTO 1/4-INCH THICK COOKIES AND BAKE FOR APPROXIMATELY 12 MINUTES UNTIL LIGHTLY GOLDEN BROWN. COOL FOR 1-2 MINUTES AND GENTLY TRANSFER TO COOLING RACK. (TIP: FILLING IS STICKY; BAKE ON PARCHMENT LINED COOKIE SHEET.
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