Date And Tahini Slice

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup wholemeal self-rising flour
• 1 1/4 cups shredded coconut
• 250 g dates, roughly chopped
• 1 1/2 tablespoons ground ginger
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 3/4 cup tahini
• butter, melted, for greasing the pan

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 160°c.
• 2 brush a 17 x 26cm (base measurement) lamington pan with melted butter to lightly grease.
• 3 combine wholemeal flour, 1 cup of the coconut, dates and ginger in a large bowl.
• 4 beat the eggs and sugar in a medium bowl until light and fluffy.
• 5 gradually add the tahini and beat until just combined.
• 6 pour the tahini mixture into the flour mixture and stir until just combined.
• 7 pour into prepared pan and smooth surface with the back of a spoon.
• 8 sprinkle with remaining coconut.
• 9 bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
• 10 remove from the oven and set aside for 15 minutes to cool.
• 11 turn onto a board and cut into squares.