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                                            Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 1  | 
                                         
                                        
                                     
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                    Ingredients: 
                    
                        
                                                1 tablespoon butter or margarine, softened  |  
                                                1 cup sugar  |  
                                                2 eggs, beaten  |  
                                                1 1/4 cups sifted cake flour  |  
                                                1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder  |  
                                                1/2 teaspoon salt  |  
                                                1 tablespoon hot water  |  
                                                2 cups chopped dates  |  
                                                2 cups chopped pecans  |  
                                                sifted powdered sugar  |  
                                                
                     
                    Directions: 
                    
                        
                            
                                1. Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs; beat well. 2. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture, mixing well. Add water, and stir well. Add dates and pecans, stirring well (batter will be thick). 3. Spread batter in a greased 15- x 10-x 1-inch jellyroll pan. Bake at 300° for 35 to 40 minutes. Cool. Cut into 1-inch squares. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.                              | 
                         
                         
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