I love cooking with ingredients I've never used before and to be honest, I ate dates only once before I making this bread. I found that they are kind of like a mild prune that has a subtle sweetness.
In total this bread took less than an hour to make and turned out to be a hit! My Poppop said it's a great treat to go with coffee so I'd recommend making this for a special weekend breakfast or brunch. Feel free to add more fruit/nuts to the recipe- I included walnuts for a salty crunch to balance the sweet and tender dates.
Ingredients:
Walnuts (Chopped)--- 1 C
Butter (Softened)--- 1/4 C
Water (Boiled)--- 1 C
Brown Sugar--- 1/2 C
Egg (Large)--- 1
All-Purpose Flour--- 1.5 C
Baking Soda--- 1 tsp
Baking Powder--- 1 tsp
Salt--- 1 tsp
Vanilla Extract--- 1 tbsp
Preheat the oven to 350F and bring water to a boil. Slice dates into small pieces and combine with baking soda in a small mixing bowl. Once water is boiling, remove from heat and pour over the dates. The baking soda will react with the warm water.
In a large mixing bowl combine butter, egg and brown sugar and whisk until smooth. Add flour, baking powder, salt and vanilla. Mix evenly. Once the water has cooled add the date/water/baking soda mixture along with the walnuts to your batter.
Grease a bread pan and pour batter until pan is about half-way full. Bake at 350F for 40-45 minutes. Let cool before serving and enjoy!
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