Date-Nut Bread

Name: Date-Nut Bread
Yield: 1 loaf
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon vanilla extract; ½ cup shelled black walnuts, coarsely chopped; 1½ tablespoons rum; 2 teaspoons baking powder; ½ teaspoon salt; 4 tablespoons (½ stick) unsalted butter, cut into 6 chunks, plus extra for greasing the pan; 4 tablespoons (½ stick) unsalted butter, cut into 6 chunks, plus extra for greasing the pan; ¼ cup dark brown sugar; 1 cup pitted dates, coarsely chopped; 1 egg, beaten; 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, sifted; ¼ cup sugar; ¾ cup boiling water

Preparation info

1
loaf

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Silver Palate Cookbook

By Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins

Published 1982

About

Ingredients

4 tablespoons (½ stick) unsalted butter, cut into 6 chunks, plus extra for greasing the pan

Bread
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 5 × 9 × 3-inch loaf pan.
Place the butter in a large mixing bowl, place the dates on top, and pour both sugars over. Pour the boiling water over the ingredients in the bowl. Let sit for 7 minutes. Stir well.