Date and Nut Bread

Submitted by Kitzy

"This is lovely toasted and buttered."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 1 loaf

ingredients

• 8 ounces flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 2 ounces soft brown sugar
• 3 ounces chopped dates
• 2 ounces black treacle
• 1 1⁄2 ounces chopped walnuts
• 1 ounce butter
• 1⁄4 pint milk

directions

1. Grease and line a 2lb loaf tin. Preheat the oven to 350F/ gas 4.
2. Sieve the flour, salt, baking powder and soda into a bowel. Add the dates and nuts.
3. Heat the sugar, treacle, butter and milk gently until the sugar dissolves, stirring carefully.
4. Stir with a metal spoon into the dry ingredients, mixing well. Do not beat.
5. Pour the batter into the prepared tin.
6. Bake for 1 hour.

Reviews

[gadeacy]

I have been making date nut bread for over 30 years and ths was the worst ever. had to throe it out.

 

[karen0825]

made this for national date & nut bread day! I'm not crazy about dates but my mom loves them & she said the bread was delicious!!

 

[Sydney Mike]

Made this just for ourselves since I always enjoy the taste of dates & molasses, especially this time of year! Definitely a keeper of a recipe, & I'll be making several more loaves before the end of the year to gift to a couple of friends who will love it as well! Thanks for posting this great recipe! [Tagged & made as in the PRMR Holiday Special]

 

[2Bleu]

Very yummy! Nice, dense bread recipe. We took another reviewers suggestion of cream cheese and made little sandwiches, and wrapped them in plastic wrap. We gave half to the neighbors and look forward to snacking on the rest. Thanks for sharing the recipe. :)

 

[loof751]

This made a very nice bread - dense and flavorful. I liked the rich flavor of the molasses (treacle) and of course the dates and walnuts were great together. This was good toasted with butter, and also with cream cheese - thanks for posting the recipe!