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Stuffed Dates

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Ingredients 4 ingredients

  1. Sugar
  2. Cream
  3. one cupful of cold water
  4. Dates
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Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Date High in potassium · High in copper · Source of vitamin B6

    High in potassium · 696 mg per 100 g, 35% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Potassium contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
    • Potassium contributes to normal muscle function.
    • Potassium contributes to the maintenance of normal blood pressure.

    Potassium is a mineral found in many foods. Your body needs potassium for almost everything it does, including proper kidney and heart function, muscle contraction, and nerve transmission. NIH fact sheet

    High in copper · 0.4 mg per 100 g, 36% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Copper contributes to maintenance of normal connective tissues.
    • Copper contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Copper contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
    5 more authorised claims
    • Copper contributes to normal hair pigmentation.
    • Copper contributes to normal iron transport in the body.
    • Copper contributes to normal skin pigmentation.
    • Copper contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
    • Copper contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.

    Copper is a mineral that you need to stay healthy. Your body uses copper to carry out many important functions, including making energy, connective tissues, and blood vessels. NIH fact sheet

    Source of vitamin B6 · 0.2 mg per 100 g, 18% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Vitamin B6 contributes to normal cysteine synthesis.
    • Vitamin B6 contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Vitamin B6 contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
    7 more authorised claims
    • Vitamin B6 contributes to normal homocysteine metabolism.
    • Vitamin B6 contributes to normal protein and glycogen metabolism.
    • Vitamin B6 contributes to normal psychological function.
    • Vitamin B6 contributes to normal red blood cell formation.
    • Vitamin B6 contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
    • Vitamin B6 contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
    • Vitamin B6 contributes to the regulation of hormonal activity.

    Vitamin B6 is a vitamin that is naturally present in many foods. The body needs vitamin B6 for more than 100 enzyme reactions involved in metabolism. NIH fact sheet

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Dates, medjool”, USDA FoodData Central.

Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).

Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.
  • Hot sugar. Hot sugar sticks to skin and burns far hotter than boiling water: don't touch or taste it. Keep a bowl of cold water close, and keep children away while it cooks.

Method

  1. To two cupfuls of granulated sugar add one cupful of cold water.
  2. Allow this mixture to stand until thoroughly dissolved, then put on stove and cook slowly, stirring it until it begins to boil.
  3. Let it boil hard for fifteen minutes without stirring;
  4. then try a small quantity in cold water;
  5. if it forms a soft ball and can be easily rolled between the fingers it is done;
  6. if not, let it stay on until it can be formed into a soft ball.
  7. Remove from the stove, put in a shallow pan, and let it get thoroughly cold, when it can be whipped to a cream.
  8. The flavoring can then be added, and small pieces of the fondant stuffed into the dates after the stones have been removed.
  9. They can then be wrapped in a brandied cloth, and when well flavored they can be rolled in either pulverized or granulated sugar.
  10. The secret of making creamy fondant lies not so much in the cooking as in waiting for the mixture to get thoroughly cold before whipping to a cream.
  11. Cook the sugar slowly at first, but when it begins to boil let it boil hard for the last ten minutes, and do not stir when it begins to boil.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
  • Whisk
  • Wooden spoon
  • Kitchen thermometer