DATE AND NUT BARS

Ingredients

for biscuits
butter  4 tbsp
powdered sugar 1/4 cup
self raising flour 145-150 gm
almond / cashew nut coarsely powdered  1/4 cup

For topping
seedless dates  1/2 cup
cashew nut coarsely powdered  1/ cup
demerara sugar  1 tbsp
ghee 1 tbsp
milk 2 tbsp
almonds blanched and split 64glaze cherries 8

Method
take butter and pdr. sugar in a big plate/ bowl and rub with your hands to make it light.
add self raising flour & the nut pdr., mix and make a dough
roll out the dough into 2 mm thickness on a polythene sheet dusted with dry flour.
put them on a greased baking try, make a few holes with a fork.
bake at 170 deg. C for 10 minutes or till it turns light pink colour.
take out the tray, while still hot cut into rectangular pieces.
For the topping- take ghee, sugar, dates and milk in a vessel.
heat on slow flame, cook stirring continuously to make a smooth paste.
remove from heat, apply on top of each biscuit.
arrange them on baking tray, decorate with almonds and cherries
bake again for 5-7 minutes at 100 deg. C
take out, cool and serve.

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