Date & Broad Bean Cake

For a vegan version, replace butter/shortening with 0.5-1dl of vegetable oil, and replace eggs with 1 tbsp psyllium.

Ingredients

• 1 packet of dates (250 g)
• 1 dl of sugar
• 3 dl of water
• 50-100 g of butter or oil
  
• 1.5-2 dl of water (fluid for the broad beans)
• 2 eggs 
• 3.5 dl broad bean flour
  
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp vanilla sugar
  

Method

1. Boil the dates, sugar and 3 dl of water into a dough.
2. Add 50-100 g of butter or oil, mix and allow to cool.
3. Add eggs/psyllium and 1.5-2 dl of water to the date dough.
4. Mix together the dry ingredients (broad bean flour, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla sugar).
5. Add the dry mixture to the dough.
6. Grease a baking tin with butter/oil and dust the pan with Voima Papu broad bean flour (you can also use breadcrumbs or sugar).
7. Bake for 45-50 minutes at 170 degrees C.

Voima-Papu broad bean flour can be found on our online shop: Web Shop / Karviaistentila.fi