1 cup chopped dates
1 cup boiling water
1 tsp bi-carb soda
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg, beaten
1 cup raw sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2/3 cup oil
1/2 cup chopped nuts
Pour water over dates, add bicarb & set aside to cool. Beat egg, add sugar, vanilla and oil. Combine sifted flour, salt and nuts. Add date/water mix to this, alternately with egg mix until all combined. Bake at 180 degrees C for 40 minutes or until skewer comes out clean.
*This week I doubled this recipe, used half dry goji berries and for the nuts I used sunflower seeds. It freezes well and is very tasty.