Date Roll Sandwiches
Sweet date roll sandwiches feature moist, flavorful loaves filled with cream cheese, perfect for parties or teatime treats enjoyed by those who love rich, wholesome flavors.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Combine sugar and eggs in a large mixing bowl; beat at medium speed until well blended.
- Add molasses and melted shortening, beating well.
- Sift together flour, baking soda, and salt; dredge chopped dates and raisins in 1/3 cup flour mixture.
- Alternate adding the flour mixture and buttermilk to the molasses mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture, beating well after each addition.
- Fold in the reserved date-raisin mixture.
- Pour 1 cup of batter into each of 7 well-greased 10 3/4-ounce soup cans.
- Bake at 325°F (163°C) for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool 10 minutes in cans on wire racks.
- Remove loaves from cans and cool completely on wire racks.
- Cut each loaf into 12 slices.
- Spread cream cheese evenly over half of the date bread slices; top with remaining slices to make sandwiches.
- Cut each sandwich in half and arrange on a serving platter.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
836
kcal
42% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).