Sweet Potato, Date And Nut Squares - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups sweet potatoes, canned, drained, well-mashed
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 cups brown sugar, packed
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup milk
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 lb dried dates, pitted, cut into quarters (I use Medjool dates.)
1 1/2 cups almonds, chopped

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F & spray a 9\"x13\" baking pan with nonstick vegetable spray.
Place the mashed sweet potatoes in a large bowl & set aside.
In another bowl & using an electric mixer, cream together the butter & sugar before adding the eggs & vanilla, mixing to combine.
Add this egg mixture & the 1/4 cup of milk to the mashed sweet potatoes & beat well to combine.
In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, cloves, nutmeg & cinnamon.
Place the dates & nuts in another bowl, tossing them with 1/4 cup of the flour mixture.
Add the remaining flour mixture to the sweet potato mixture & blend, then fold in the dates & nuts.
Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish & bake for 60 minutes or until a toothpick stuck in the center comes out clean.
Cool on a wire rack before cutting into 24 small squares.