Date Nut Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup boiling water
• 1 1/2 cups chopped dates
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350f and butter a 9 x 5 loaf pan.
• 2 in a bowl, pour hot water over dates and butter.
• 3 stir and let the mix stand until lukewarm.
• 4 in a food processor, puree 1/3 of the date mixture to make a paste.
• 5 stir paste back into date bowl mixture.
• 6 add brown sugar, molasses, vanilla, and eggs.
• 7 mix until combined.
• 8 in another bowl, sift the all purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together.
• 9 add whole wheat flour and mix well.
• 10 make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the date mixture.
• 11 stir until well combined.
• 12 pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
• 13 bake for 50-60 minutes until loaf top has risen.
• 14 remove bread from the oven and cool in the pan on a wire rack for at least 30 minutes before turning out.