Reprinted from Saveur
Serves 6-8
1 tsp. butter
5 Tbls. flour
1 c. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1 c. pitted chopped dates (medjool, halawy or deglet noor)
1 c. shelled walnuts, chopped
2 eggs
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease a 9″ glass pie dish with butter, dust with 1 Tbls. of flour, tapping out excess, and set aside. Combine sugar, baking powder, and 3 Tbls. of flour in a medium bowl. Place dates and remaining 1 Tbls. flour into a small bowl and combine until dates are evenly coated with flour. Add walnuts, mix well, and set aside.
Put eggs into a medium mixing bowl and beat well. Stir in date-and-walnut mixture. Add flour-sugar mixture and stir until well combined. Pour batter into prepared dish and bake until toothpick or fork inserted in center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature, with whipped cream, if you like.
Photo: These are medjool date palms growing in Mecca, CA.
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