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Sticky Date, Treacle and Coconut Tart
Introduction from Rukmini Iyer
There’s something about medjool dates that recalls the sticky, toffee-like fruit that grows in the Narnia of <i>The Magician’s Nephew</i>. They’re so tactile and yielding and lovely. If you can bear to cook with them instead of eating them greedily from the box, try this recipe.
Ingredients
Method
Preheat the oven to 180°c fan/200°c/gas 6. Heat the butter in a saucepan and add the bay leaves. Cook for 1 minute on a low heat until aromatic, then add the dates, treacle and water.
Stir continuously for 2-3 minutes, until the dates have melted into a smooth paste. Tip into a bowl and leave to cool down for 5 minutes.
Unroll the pastry and place in a lined roasting tin. Spread the date mixture over the pastry, leaving a 2cm border around the edges. Trim any excess pastry and reserve for pinwheels (see note).
Scatter over the coconut, then transfer to the oven and bake 25-30 minutes, until the pastry is golden brown. Serve hot, with vanilla ice cream.
Note: If you haven’t made pinwheels before, firstly ‘why?’, secondly, scatter the unused pastry with your choice of cheese (Parmesan and black pepper is good), or pesto, jam, or Nutella, roll up like a swiss roll, cut into 1cm slices then lay out on a lined baking sheet, bake for 25 minutes at the temperature above. Serve with prosecco.
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