Date And Walnut Rolls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 tbsp (1/2 stick) butter
1 cup finely chopped dried dates
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 1/2 cups self-rising flour
1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
1 None egg, lightly beaten

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 400\u00b0F. Grease two 7 x 3-inch nut roll tins. Line bottoms with parchment paper. Place tins upright on a baking pan.
Using wooden spoon, stir butter and 1 cup boiling water in a large bowl until butter melts. Stir in dates and baking soda, then sugar, flour, nuts and egg. Spoon mixture into tins; replace lids.
Bake rolls, tins standing upright, for 50 mins. Remove from oven. Let rolls stand for 5 mins. Remove lids (top and bottom); shake tins gently to release rolls onto wire rack to cool.