How to Make Date Cakes

Half a teacup of butter, 2 cups of flour, a teaspoon of baking powder, one beaten egg, a cup of sugar, a teaspoon of vanilla, a cup of chopped boxed dates, a teaspoon of powdered ginger, a cup of chopped raisins, a teaspoon of powdered cinnamon (dar sin), half a teaspoon of powdered cloves, a cup of chopped walnuts, a cup and a half of mashed apples.

1 — Beat the butter with the sugar until they become like cream; then add the egg, the vanilla, the flour, and the baking powder, and mix everything together well.

2 — Add the rest of the other ingredients and mix well.

3 — Put the dough in a tray greased with ghee and place it in a moderately hot oven for three-quarters of an hour; leave it until it cools, then cut it into squares, and set on each square a piece of date for decoration.

Making White-Cheese Cakes

1 — Put on the fire a glassful of water with a tablespoon of butter and a teaspoon of salt, until the water boils. Then add a glassful of flour and mix well; then take it off the fire until it cools.

2 — Break 5 eggs, add to them a quarter cup of grated white cheese, then add them to the foregoing and knead.

3 — Take a teaspoonful of this dough, shape it by hand into a ball, place it on the tray, and put it in the oven.