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Sunday, April 21, 2013

Pinenut stuffed Dates for #SundaySupper

It is Sunday and you know what that means, right? It is time for another great #SundaySupper event.  This week's theme is April Showers, you know the great American tradition  from Bridal Showers to Baby Showers. I have become familiar with these lovely traditions after leaving Germany and had not known about them before...At a baby shower there are usually fun games, the mom-to-be is "showered" with presents and there is always delicious food.  At bridal showers the soon to be married couple gets "showered" with presents, there are games, and also delicious food.  It is a really lovely tradition.  So, for today's #SundaySupper we are holding a virtual shower with lots and lots of delicious dishes. Our host this week is the lovely Brandie the writer behind Home Cooking Memories.

My dish for the virtual table are Pinenut Stuffed Dates wrapped in Bacon; Dates wrapped in Bacon is great finger food - sweet yet salty at the same time.

Pinenut stuffed dates wrapped in bacon

Pinenut stuffed Dates

Pinenut stuffed dates wrapped in bacon
  • 16 large pitted dates 
  •   8 slices of cured bacon
  •   5 Tb pinenuts
  •  2-1/2 Tb Tofutti Better than Cream Cheese {dairy free "cream cheese"}
  •  zest of 1/2 untreated lemon
  •  pinch of salt
  •  16 toothpicks
*** Preheat oven to 400 F***
  1. In a pan toast the pinenuts until fragrant. Remove immediately from the heat and them them cool down.  When cool enough to handle,
  2. chop pinenuts in a kitchen chopper, and when coarsely chopped add the "cream cheese" together with the lemon zest and a pinch of salt. Blend together and set aside
  3. Carefully cut a pocket into each date,
  4. using a teaspoon carefully stuff each date with the pinenut "cream cheese" mixture.
  5. Cut each bacon slice in half, and wrap a half around each date, securing with a toothpick
  6. Place the bacon wrapped stuffed dates on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper
  7. Bake for 20-25 minutes
pinenut stuffed dates wrapped in bacon

Enjoy!!!

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