Date nut torte
8 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ⅓ | cup | Sifted all-purpose flour |
| ½ | teaspoon | Baking powder |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 | cup | Dates |
| ¾ | cup | Nuts |
| 1 | teaspoon | Grated lemon peel |
| 3 | Egg yolks | |
| ¾ | cup | Sugar |
| 3 | Egg whites | |
Directions
Preheat oven to 325. Sift flour with baking powder & salt. Add dates, nuts & lemon peel. Toss well. Beat egg yolks with ½ cup sugar until very thick & light. Fold in flour mixture. Beat egg whites & add remaining sugar. Fold flour mixture into egg whites until combined. Bake 50 minutes in 8x8-inch pan. Serve with whipped cream.
LOUISE ETOCH
From <Simply Southern>, the Desoto School Mothers' Assn, Helena-West Helena, AR 72390. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .