chocolate, date + pecan slice in the thermomix (gluten free option)
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Serves: 12-16
What you'll need
170g dates
125g unsalted butter
225g brown sugar
1 egg
215g plain flour (I used macro gluten free)
1½ tsp baking powder (gluten free)
1½ Tbsp cocoa powder (read the label if making gluten free)
½ cup pecans, chopped
Instructions
Place dates in your thermomix bowl and process for 10 seconds on speed 6. Scrape down bowl.
Add in 1 cup of warm water from the jug and process 3 minutes, 100 degrees, speed 1.
Add in chopped butter and process 1 minute, speed 1. Leave for about 10 minutes to cool down.
Add brown sugar, egg, flour, baking powder, cocoa and process 20 seconds speed 4
Scrape down bowl and process another 5 seconds
Add in nuts and I just gently distribute with the spatula
Pour into a lined square or lamington tin and bake for 20 minutes in a 180 degrees oven. If a knife comes out clean it's done
If you've used gluten free flour then for best results you'll want to leave it to cool before slicing. there is something about the flour that makes it go a bit gluggy if you try to slice straight away.
You could ice with a simple mixture of cocoa, dash of water and icing sugar just mixed up with a fork for something a bit fancier or why not just dust a bit of icing sugar on top.
Enjoy
Recipe by Retro Mummy at https://retromummy.com/2015/02/21/chocolate-date-pecan-slice-in-the-thermomix-gluten-free-option/