Food for the Gods

Name: Food for the Gods
Yield: 18 servings
Ingredients: 1 ¼ cups sifted all-purpose flour 1 ¼ cups sifted all-purpose flour; ½ teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking powder; ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon baking soda; ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 cup dates, pitted and chopped 1 cup dates, pitted and chopped; 1 cup butter 1 cup butter; 1 cup white sugar 1 cup white sugar; 1 cup packed brown sugar 1 cup packed brown sugar; 3 eggs 3 eggs; 1 cup chopped walnuts 1 cup chopped walnuts

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Ingredients

Servings:

11 ¼ cups sifted all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt¼ teaspoon salt
11 cup dates, pitted and chopped
11 cup butter
11 cup white sugar
11 cup packed brown sugar
33 eggs
11 cup chopped walnuts

Instructions

1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
2
Grease and line a 9 x 13 inch pan.
3
Combine first 4 ingredients. Take 1/2 cup of flour mixture and dredge the dates.
4
Cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, and beat well after every addition. Gradually stir in flour mixture.
5
Add dates and walnuts and stir until completely combined.
6
Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 10 minutes. Lower heat to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) and bake for 30-40 minutes or until done.
7
Cool on a wire rack for 20 minutes and cut into bars. Wrap individually with foil or colored cellophane wrap.