Fig and Date Bread
Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
Serves: 12
Yields: 1 loaf
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped pitted dates
- 1 cup chopped dried fig
- 1⁄4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1⁄2 cup white sugar
- 1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts
- 2 eggs
- 3⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3⁄4 cup whole wheat flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Lightly grease an 8x4 inch baking pan.
- In a medium bowl, combine the dates, figs, butter and baking soda.
- Pour in the boiling water, stir well and let stand for 15 minutes.
- Beat the sugar, walnuts and eggs into the date mixture.
- Combine the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder and salt; stir into the date mixture just until blended.
- Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake in preheated oven for 55 to 65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean.
- Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
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