• Pre-heat your oven to 180 degrees celsius.
• Line an 18 x 28cm slice tin with baking paper and set aside until needed.
• Cut the butter into cubes and place it into a large saucepan (you want it to be big enough to hold all of your ingredients) which has been heated over a medium heat. Add the caster sugar and stir continuoulsy for 4 - 5 minutes or until the mixture begins to bubble rapidly and has turned a lovely golden brown colour. Remove from the stove and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
• Place the egg into a cup and gently beat with a fork. Add the vanilla extract and stir before pouring into your saucepan and stir to combine.
• Working quickly, add the self raising flour, salt and chopped dates. Stir to combine.
• Transfer the mixture to your prepared baking tin and place into your preheated oven to cook for 20 - 25 minutes or until golden on top and cooked through when tested with a skewer.
• Carefully remove the baking tin from the oven and allow it to cool for 5 minutes before carefully slicing into fingers while the slice is still hot.
• Once the slice has completely cooled, remove from the tin and enjoy.

Thermomix Instructions

• Pre-heat your oven to 180 degrees celsius and line an 18 x 28cm slice tin with baking paper.
• Place the butter and caster sugar into your Thermomiw bowl and cook for 4 minutes, 80 degrees, speed 2.
• Add the dates which have had the pip removed and mix 2 - 3 times using the 1 sec turbo function until chopped to your liking.
• Scrape down the sides of your Thermomix bowl and add the egg, vanilla extract, self raising flour and salt. Mix for 10 seconds, speed 4, REVERSE to combine.
• Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix for a further 5 seconds, speed 4 on REVERSE.
• Transfer the mixture to your prepared baking tin and place into your preheated oven to cook for 20 - 25 minutes or until golden on top and cooked through when tested with a skewer.
• Carefully remove the baking tin from the oven and allow it to cool for 5 minutes before carefully slicing into fingers while the slice is still hot.
• Once the slice has completely cooled, remove from the tin and enjoy.