{"id":57793,"date":"2015-11-06T04:00:22","date_gmt":"2015-11-06T03:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/chinese-chews-kuchenecken\/"},"modified":"2024-11-24T15:39:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-24T14:39:49","slug":"chinese-chews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/chinese-chews\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Chews (Date Walnut Squares)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I don\u2019t bake often, but every now and then, I just feel the need. For me, it\u2019s not about the eating (which is probably why I don\u2019t do it more often), but rather it\u2019s about going through the process of baking. Like a mini-project with an end result. Something my favorite Schwabe and his kids thank me for. I’m pretty sure they wish I did it more often. If it\u2019s not them eating my baking, then you will find me giving it away to whoever I can.<\/p>\n

As a good measure of course, only to save my dearest Schwabe from himself. Yes, otherwise he might just find himself indulging a little too copiously to his regret. But certainly, I\u2019m not cruel enough to expose him to the scent of baking sweets only to wave them under his nose and steal them away. I do of course, leave a slice or two behind.<\/p>\n

Chinese Chews – a traditional family recipe<\/h2>\n

Chinese Chews have been a Christmas favorite in our family for decades. This simple recipe has been passed onto me, by my Aunt Heather, whose Aunt Ilse passed it onto her, which may or may not been passed onto her by an Aunt too. But since that\u2019s not for sure, then credit can be given to my great aunt Ilse for this well-loved Chinese Chews recipe.<\/p>\n

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What exactly are Chinese Chews?<\/h2>\n

I guess you could say they are simply date and walnut squares with powdered sugar. And why are they called Chinese Chews? I did a little digging and it turns out no one really knows for sure why they landed with such a funny name. Apparently, the very first recipe<\/a> for them appeared in a 1917 issue of Good Housekeeping. There is nothing Chinese about them, but they are<\/em> chewy. And they are undeniably a dessert and not a healthy snack bar. Though, I did reduce the sugar by half, so maybe they are just a little bit closer to being something we can consider “energy-giving”.<\/p>\n

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Chinese Chews<\/h2>
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