Date Walnut Loaf

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3/4 cup boiling water
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 cups chopped dates
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup melted butter, cooled to room temperature

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350f; spray a loaf pan with nonstick baking spray like pam, and set aside.
• 2 in a small bowl or measuring cup, pour boiling water over baking soda so that soda dissolves.
• 3 place dates in a mixing bowl and pour water/soda mixture over dates; let cool.
• 4 in a small bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
• 5 in a different bowl, beat the egg with an electric mixer, then slowly add the brown sugar, beating well after each addition.
• 6 to the egg/sugar mixture, add cooled date mixture, toasted nuts and vanilla; mix well.
• 7 stir in the dry ingredients.
• 8 now, add the melted butter and mix well.
• 9 pour this mixture into the prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for approximately 55 minutes, or until loaf tests done.
• 10 let cool 10 minutes before removing from pan, then cool completely on a rack.