Cinnamon date corners

Name: Cinnamon date corners
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 30
Ingredients: 250 g flour, 1 msp. baking powder; 100 g sugar, 1 pinch of salt; 1 knife tip ground pimento; 7-10 Tbsp off. peel v. 1 unbeh. orange; 1 egg + 1 egg yolk (size M); 150 g cold butter; 200 g soft dried dates (without stone); 40 g crushed hazelnuts; 1/2 TEASPOON cinnamon, 1 tsp milk; 7-10 Tbsp Icing sugar; cling film, baking paper

AUTHOR
Valentine Lee

DIFFICULTY
easy

RATING

COOK TIME
60 mins

TOTAL TIME
60 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 30

250 g flour, 1 msp. baking powder
100 g sugar, 1 pinch of salt
1 knife tip ground pimento
7-10 Tbsp off. peel v. 1 unbeh. orange
1 egg + 1 egg yolk (size M)
150 g cold butter
200 g soft dried dates (without stone)
40 g crushed hazelnuts
1/2 TEASPOON cinnamon, 1 tsp milk
7-10 Tbsp Icing sugar
cling film, baking paper

Directions

1
Flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, pimento, orange peel,
2
Knead 1 egg and butter in pieces, first with the hand mixer and then briefly with your hands until smooth. Cover and chill for approx. 1 hour
3
Chop dates finely (very soft not so fine; they become mushy). Mix with nuts and cinnamon. Roll out the dough on a little flour to 2 rectangles (each approx. 12 x 40 cm). Sprinkle the date mixture on top, leaving about 2 cm free all around. Roll up from the long side. Wrap the rolls in foil. Chill for about 1 hour.
4
Cut into 15 diagonal pieces. Put upright on a baking tray covered with baking paper
5
Whisk 1 egg yolk and milk. Spread the biscuits with it. Bake in a hot oven (electric cooker: 175 °C/ convection oven: 150 °C/gas: level 2) for approx. 20 minutes. Cool down. Dust with icing sugar