Caramel Date Fingers

Caramel Date Fingers

Ingredients:
wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched
leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate
sugars, brown
shortening confectionery, coconut (hydrogenated) and or palm kernel (hydrogenated)
butter, without salt
milk, canned, condensed, sweetened
butter, without salt
dates, deglet noor
syrup, maple, canadian
nuts, pistachio nuts, raw

Directions:
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 C 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.