Date swirls

48 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 cups Chopped dates
1 cup Water
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Chopped nuts
2 teaspoons Lemon juice
1 cup Butter or margarine
1 cup Packed brown sugar
1 cup Sugar
3 Eggs
1 teaspoon Lemon extract
4 cups All-purpose flour
1 teaspoon Salt
¾ teaspoon Baking soda

Directions

FILLING

DOUGH

In a saucepan, combine filling ingredients. Cook over Medium-Low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture becomes stiff, about 15-20 minutes.

Chill. For dough, cream butter and sugars in a mixing bowl. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add extract. Combine flour, salt and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Chill for at least 1 hour. On a lightly floured surface, roll out half of the dough to a 12x9" rectangle, about ¼" thick. Spread with half of the filling. Roll up, starting with the long end. Repeat with remaining dough and filling. Wrap with plastic wrap. Chill overnight. Cut rolls into ¼" slices. Place 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 375 F. for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks. MC formatting by bobbi744@...

Recipe by: Taste of Home Magazine, Dec/Jan '94, p. 63 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #463 by Roberta Banghart <bobbi744@...> on Feb 01, 1997.

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