Date, Honey And Walnut Loaf

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup chopped dates
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/3 cup honey
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups plain flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 milk
• 1/3 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

• 1 in bowl, soak chopped dates in 1/2 cup boiling water.
• 2 let cool.
• 3 in large bowl, beat butter, sugar and honey until fluffy.
• 4 beat in eggs, one at a time.
• 5 stir in date mixture and vanilla.
• 6 combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and ginger; stir in the date mixture alternately with milk, making 3 additions of dry ingredient and 2 of milk and adding walnuts with last addition.
• 7 pour into 4 - 5 cup loaf pan.
• 8 bake in 350deg.
• 9 f (175degc) for 1 hour or until tester comes out clean.
• 10 allow to cool in pan on rack for 10n minutes.
• 11 transfer to rack to cool.