Middle_Eastern
Middle Eastern - Desserts and Sweets
Ranginak (Persian Date and Walnut Confection)
Chef's Menu Description
An indulgent artisan dessert, beautifully crafted with premium ingredients and presented with exquisite garnishes for a memorable finale.
Ingredients
- • 300g pitted dates
- • 100g walnuts (about 40 halves)
- • 100g plain flour
- • 120g unsalted butter
- • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- • 1/4 tsp ground cardamom
- • 1 tbsp rose water
- • 50g pistachios, slivered
- • 2 tbsp icing sugar
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Press a walnut half into each pitted date, leaving it partly visible.
2
Phase 2
Cook the flour in the melted butter over medium heat, stirring constantly, until it smells nutty and turns light gold.
3
Phase 3
Stir the cinnamon, cardamom, and rose water into the buttery flour.
4
Phase 4
Roll the stuffed dates in the warm flour mixture, pressing so it clings, and pack them tightly in rows on a serving plate.
5
Phase 5
Refrigerate for 2 hours so the coating sets.
6
Phase 6
Dust with icing sugar and scatter the slivered pistachios over the top.