With the holidays approaching, dessert recipes are in demand.  Following is a recipe from the Italian side of the family.  Enjoy!

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• 1 pound dates
• 1 pound figs
• 1 cup walnuts chopped
• 1 orange peel, juice of one orange
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 small can of crushed pineapple
• Cook mixture for 5 minutes keep stirring so it will not stick

• 4 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• Juice of one orange
• 1 cup butter (2 sticks)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 teaspoons baking powder, pinch of salt
• 4 – 5 cups flour

• Beat eggs, add sugar, orange juice & beat, set aside.
• Mix flour, butter like a pie crust.
• Add baking powder & salt.
• Add beaten eggs.  Mix all together.  Add vanilla last.
• Roll out dough on lightly floured surface start at the end and place filling along the edge & roll up & then cut into squares.  Continue until you finish the all of your dough.  You may want to roll the dough in small batches.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 5 minutes.
• Cool & frost with powdered icing

Directions for Powdered sugar Icing (makes a lot so you may want to cut in half):

• 1 box of powdered sugar
• A few tablespoons of milk
• 2 teaspoons lemon or anise flavoring
• Combine sugar, milk and flavoring in a medium bowl, stirring well until all the sugar is dissolved – (I use a whisk)