Date Walnut Double Decker
Dorothy usually has a batch of these waiting for family returning to Iowa for a visit. They were also served to Della, Bill, Lynn, Billy, Ned, Barbara and baby David in Lawrence, Kansas for Easter, 1981.
Ingredients
Top layer:
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
4 1 tsp vanilla
2 tbsp flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 cup chopped English walnuts
8 oz chopped dates
Instructions
Combine sugars, eggs, and vanilla and beat well together. In separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg. Then combine sifted and beaten ingredients. Add nuts and dates. Spread top layer evenly over pastry layer. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
FROM The Original Binder · 1981-2017
From The Original Binder — the canonical edition.