West Coast Date and Walnut Loaf

Name: West Coast Date and Walnut Loaf
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: Serves 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ¼ teaspoon ground cloves; a good pinch of salt; ½ teaspoon cinnamon; 2 eggs; 75 g (3 oz) walnuts, chopped finely; 350 g (12 oz) self-raising flour; 50 g (2 oz) butter, melted, plus extra for greasing; 150 g (5 oz) muscovado sugar; 125 g (4 oz) stoned dates, chopped; 1 tablespoon black treacle; 250 ml (8 fl oz) milk

Preparation info

Serves
10

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 35

Appears in

American Baking

By Patricia Lousada

Published 1986

About

Tea breads, such as this one, are easy to make and because they keep well are very useful to have handy. Spread with butter, this date and walnut loaf is perfect for tea or to serve with cheese at the end of a meal.

Ingredients

350 g (12 oz) self-raising flour
½ teaspoon cinnamon

Americas
United States
Bread
Vegetarian
Baking

Method

Preheat the oven. Grease and line a 23 X 13 X 8 cm (9 X 5 X 3-inch) loaf tin, or any other 1 kg (<