1 cup self raising flour
1 cup plain flour
1 1/4 cups firmly packed Chelsea Soft Brown Sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
125g cold butter, chopped
1 egg
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
3/4 cup milk
1 Tbsp Chelsea Golden Syrup
1/2 cup shelled pistachios
1 cup dates, chopped

Preheat oven to 180°C conventional or 160°C fan forced. Grease and line a 20cm x 30cm lamington pan.
In a food processor combine flours, Soft Brown Sugar, spices and butter and process until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Transfer mixture to bowl. Press 1 1/2 cups of flour mixture evenly over the base of lamington pan.
Whisk together egg, soda, milk and golden syrup; add to remaining flour mixture. Pour mixture over base and top evenly with pistachios and dates.
Bake for 25 - 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan 10 minutes then turn onto wire rack. Cut into even sized pieces.