Caramel Date Fingers - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup plain flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 cup desiccated coconut
125 g butter, melted
Topping
14 ounces Nestle sweetened condensed milk
30 g butter, softened
1 cup dates, chopped
2 tablespoons golden syrup or 2 tablespoons maple syrup
1/3 cup pistachio nut, chopped

Preparation

Combine flour, baking powder, sugar and coconut in a large bowl. Stir in melted butter and mix well. Press into the base of a greased and lined 20cm x 30cm baking tin. Cook in a preheated 180 \u00b0C oven for 15 minutes or until firm.
To prepare the topping, place the NESTLE Sweetened Condensed Milk , butter, dates and golden syrup in a small heavy based saucepan. Cook gently, stirring constantly until mixture turns golden brown.
Spread topping over base, sprinkle over pistachio nuts and return the baking tin to the oven for a further 10 minutes, until golden. Cool in the tin before cutting into fingers.