Dates And Walnuts In A Loaf

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cold, cut into small pieces
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 (12 ounce) package dates, pitted & quartered
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 7 tablespoons milk, slightly warmed
• 1 large egg, beaten

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f, & grease an 8 inch loaf pan.
• 2 in large bowl, whisk together flour & baking powder.
• 3 add butter & mix with fingers or cut with pastry cutter until mixture resembles coarse bread crumbs.
• 4 add sugar, dates & nuts & stir to mix.
• 5 in a small bowl, combine baking soda & warm milk, mixing well.
• 6 make well in middle of flour mixture & add milk mixture & beaten egg, stirring until mixture is smooth & fairly moist ~ if necessary, add a little more milk.
• 7 spoon mixture into prepared loaf pan, smoothing top down with back of spoon.
• 8 bake about 1 hour or until loaf has risen & is golden brown on top. check with toothpick in the center to make sure loaf is done.
• 9 cool pan on wire rack 10 minutes, then remove loaf from pan & let cool completely on wire rack before serving.