Date and Nut Loaf
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
-
1 loaf
ingredients
- 1 lb dates, chopped
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 dash cinnamon
- 1 dash nutmeg
- 1 dash salt
- 1 1⁄2 cups flour
- 1⁄2 cup chopped toasted walnuts
directions
- Place the dates in a medium bowl and sprinkle with the baking soda, then pour the boiling water over. Set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a large loaf pan. The original recipe calls for a 2 pound coffee can, but I never have one of those.
- In a mixing bowl, cream butter. Stir in sugar, egg, vanilla, spices, and salt.
- Add half the flour, then stir in the dates.
- Add remaining flour and nuts.
- Place batter in prepared pan.
- Bake until a cake tester comes out clean, usually around 50 minutes to an hour. The original recipe calls for a 90 minute bake time, but I don't think it needs that much time.
- Cool ten minutes before removing from pan.
- Slices better the next day.
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I live and work in Anchorage, Alaska. I teach, so most of my life is spent grading papers, but I cook whenever I can. I like experimenting with recipes from different world cuisines and, since I do live in Alaska, I cook a lot of fish.