Date + Walnut Pie

Name: Date + Walnut Pie (Ranginak-e Shirazi)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Makes a 9in/23cm-diameter pie
Cuisine: Iranian
Ingredients: ½ cup/30 g shredded coconut, toasted; 1 cup/240 ml oil or unsalted butter; 3 cups/525 g Medjool dates, any remaining hard stalk parts removed and pitted; 1 cup/120 g ground pistachios; ½ cup/65 g powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1½ cups/150 g sifted unbleached all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons ground cardamom; 1 cup/125 g walnut or raw pistachio kernels, coarsely chopped

Ranginak-e Shirazi

Preparation info

Makes a
9 in
-diameter pie

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

Cooking in Iran

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2020

About

Ingredients

filling

1 cup/125 g walnut or raw pistachio kernels, coarsely chopped
3 cups/

Asia
Iran
Vegetarian
Pie

Method

For the filling: In a wide skillet, toast the walnuts over medium heat for 2 to 5 minutes, shaking the skillet back and forth. Set aside and allow to cool.
Stuff each date with some of the toasted nuts, then arrange the dates, packed next to each other, in a flat-rimmed 9in/23cm-diameter pie dish. Set aside.
For the roux: In a large deep sk