Ingredients:
80 grams chocolate chips
80 grams sugar
80 grams pecans
½ cup boiling water
70g chopped dates
1 ¾ teaspoons bicarb soda
185g softened butter
160 grams sugar
2 eggs
320 grams plain flour
½ teaspoon salt
Method:
• Preheat oven 175 degrees
• Lightly grease round or loaf tin
• Add dates to chop 10 secs / sp 5
• Put in spare bowl and pour boiling water over dates (just to cover them) and stir in 1 teaspoon of bicarb soda, set aside to cool
• Add to TM bowl choc chips, pecans and sugar chop 6 secs / speed 5, set aside
• In TM bowl add butter and sugar cream 30 secs / speed 6
• Add eggs and remaining bicarb soda (¾ teaspoon) 5 secs / speed 4
• Add flour, salt, mix 30 secs / speed 4
• Scrape sides and mix further if required
• Add date mixture 10 secs / reverse / speed 2
• Pour into prepared tin and sprinkle over choc chips, pecans and sugar mixture
• Bake 40 -45 mins
