For dough: cream together first 5 ingredients. Add dry ingredients. Form dough into a ball; cover and refrigerate for several hours. Separate chilled dough into 2 balls. Roll each ball into a rectangle dough should be fairly thin.
For filling: chop dates; place in saucepan. Add remaining ingredients and cook over low heat, stirring until a paste is formed about 15 minutes. COOL COMPLETELY.
Spread filling on dough; roll up dough & filling jelly roll style. Slice 1 cm thick; bake at 180ºC or 10 to dozen minutes or until golden brown. Makes 2 to 3 dozen.