Sephardic Date Charoset - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb pitted dates
1 1/2 cups warm water
8 tablespoons sweet kosher red wine or 8 tablespoons grape juice
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts

Preparation

Soak dates in saucepan in water for an hour. Then bring to a boil and simmer for about 45 minutes till they are nice and soft and breaking down.
Drain any excess water.
Put dates in food processor with cinnamon, slowly adding wine as needed to form a semi-smooth puree.
Pulse or stir in walnuts.
Adjust ingredients to taste.
Serve on matzah.