Date-Nut Bread

Name: Date-Nut Bread
Yield: Makes 1 loaf
Ingredients: 1¾ cups all-purpose flour; 1 egg; 1 cup boiling water; 1 cup chopped dates; ½ stick (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter, at room temperature; ½ cup (packed) dark brown sugar, sieved if lumpy; ¼ cup sugar; ½ teaspoon salt; ¾ cup coarsely chopped pecans or walnuts; ½ teaspoon baking soda; ½ teaspoon baking powder

Preparation info

Makes
1
loaf

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Better Than Store-Bought

By Helen Witty and Elizabeth Schneider

Published 1979

About

The honeylike sweetness of dates, unencumbered by a confusion of spices, distinguishes this light, classic tea loaf. Nuts and dates really do have a natural affinity. It is no accident that they have been paired since biblical times.

Ingredients

1 cup boiling water
1 cup chopped dates
½ stick

Vegetarian
Bread

Method

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8 X 4-inch loaf pan.
Pour the boiling water over the dates; let stand until needed.
With an electric mixer or by hand, beat the butter until creamy in a large bowl. Gradually beat in the sugars and c