Chinese Chews (nut and Date Bars)
Chinese dish with eggs, sugar, self-raising flour.
- prep 13 min
- cook 32 min
- total 45 min
- serves 4
- intermediate
- China
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- ⅔ cup sugar
- ⅔ cup self-raising flour
- ⅓ tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ½ cup dates
- ½ cup seedless raisins
- ¾ cup walnuts
Steps
- Beat the eggs until foamy.
- Add the sugar.
- Mix.
- Add the flour and salt.
- Add the vanilla.
- Then add the fruit and nuts.
- Mix well.
- Spread in a greased 8-inch cake pan.
- Bake for about 30–35 minutes at 350°F (175°C) until golden brown.
- Cut into squares while still warm.
- Roll in icing sugar.
Adapted from “Chinese Chews (Nut and Date Bars)”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.