Mystic Moon Pistachio Date Nut Loaf

Submitted by Steve P.

"A nice and easy to put together quick bread delicious as a morning coffee cake. No overly sweet yet rich with Dates Pistachios and chunks of chocolate."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 30mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 1 Loaf
• Serves: 8-12

ingredients

• 1 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 1⁄3 cup tahini (sesame paste)
• 1 egg
• 1 cup plain yogurt
• 1⁄2 cup chopped dates
• 1⁄2 cup chopped pistachio nut
• 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate (broken into small chunks)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
2. In a small bowl combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. In a large electric mixer bowl cream together the tahini and brown sugar; add the egg and beat until smooth.
3. Now add the flour mixture and yoghurt alternately, beating well after each addition, ending with youghurt. Add the vanilla and beat until smooth.
4. Add the Pistachios, dates, and bittersweet chocolate chunks and mix until well blended.
5. Turn ito a greased and floured loaf pan and bake for about an hour at 350ºF or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes and then turn out onto wire rack to cool completely.

Reviews

[mikey ev]

I've made this probably 5 or 6 times and it is amazing! I usually leave out the chopped dates and add a few more chocolate chips :) We've had special requests to make this bread over and over again. Thank you for posting!!

 

[Cherlyndria77]

I thought this loaf was quite nice. It was very easy to make, smelled absolutely divine when it was cooking, but was lacking something I thought. Next time I'd definitely add more nuts, because I couldn't taste them. Maybe some cardamom too?? Thanks for posting

 

[tigerduck]

A critical team of 7 people (5 Swiss, 1 Italian and 1 from Holland) tasted this cake and the overall verdict was three stars. We all thought this cake tasted very much like a winter cake.

 

[cmacooks]

This sounds so good for a luscious breakfast bread, or to be served with a cup of strong Greek or Turkish coffee. I really like this one!

 

[Elly in Canada]

An interesting combination of flavours! Yes, this recipe is - very easy to make, smells wonderful when baking; baked for 1 hour 10 minutes. The flavour is different, but good! Using 1 cup of brown sugar and the dates did make the loaf quite sweet. I am curious about the name?? Mystic Moon?? Good luck in the RSC contest!!