🍰 Soaked Date Snails

Name: Soaked Date Snails
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 400 g dried dates; 10 g ginger; 1 pinch cinnamon; 125 ml lukewarm milk; 2 tbsp sugar; 0.5 cube fresh yeast (21 g); 250 g flour; 3 tbsp liquid butter; 1 egg; flour (for the work surface); 1 egg yolk; 2 whipping cream

392 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

400 g dried dates
10 g ginger
1 pinch cinnamon
125 ml lukewarm milk
2 tbsp sugar
0.5 cube fresh yeast (21 g)
250 g flour
3 tbsp liquid butter
1 egg
flour (for the work surface)
1 egg yolk
2 whipping cream

Instructions

1. Cover the dates with cold water.
2. Let the dates soak for about 12 hours.
3. Drain the soaking water the next day.
4. Reserve a small amount of the water in a glass.
5. Pat the dates dry with a kitchen towel.
6. Place the dates in a blender.
7. Peel the ginger.
8. Chop the ginger roughly.
9. Add the ginger to the blender.
10. Add the cinnamon to the blender.
11. Puree the mixture until smooth.
12. Add a little of the reserved water if needed.
13. Stir the milk with one tablespoon of sugar.
14. Crumble the yeast into the milk.
15. Put the flour into a large bowl.
16. Add the butter to the bowl.
17. Add the remaining sugar to the bowl.
18. Crack the egg into the bowl.
19. Pour the yeast milk into the bowl.
20. Knead the dough with an electric hand mixer.
21. Knead until the dough is smooth.
22. Cover the dough.
23. Let the dough rise in a warm place.
24. Wait for about one hour.
25. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius with top and bottom heat.
26. Sprinkle some flour on the work surface.
27. Knead the dough briefly.
28. Roll the dough into a rectangle.
29. The rectangle should be about 25 by 35 centimeters.
30. Spread the date paste over the dough.
31. Roll the dough up from the long side.
32. Cut the dough into slices about 1 centimeter thick.
33. Line a baking sheet with baking paper.
34. Place the dough pieces on the tray.
35. Whisk the egg yolk with the cream.
36. Brush the dough pieces with the egg yolk and cream mixture.
37. Bake the snails in the preheated oven.
38. Bake them for about 25 minutes.
39. Remove the snails from the oven when they are golden brown.
40. Let the snails cool down.
41. Serve the snails with tea or coffee.

Nutrition per serving

kcal: 392
Protein: 7 g · Fett/Fat: 17 g · Carbs: 56 g