Australian•quick
Date Nut Bread
Date Nut Bread is an easy and moist quick bread with dates and walnuts. Perfect for breakfast, dessert or afternoon tea. This recipe can also be baked in an old fashion cylindrical baking pan called can (or nut roll cake can).
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 55 min
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
12
- 11/2 cup chopped dried dates
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda ( or bi-carb soda)
- 11/2 tbsp (30g) butter
- 1 cup boiling water (from the kettle)
- 1 egg
- 2 cup plain flour (sifted)
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- a pinch salt
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- 1
Butter and line 23cm/9in x 13cm/5in loaf pan (the butter just helps the paper stick). Preheat oven to 170ºC/340ºF.
- 2
Whisk together flour, baking powder, mixed spice and salt.
- 3
In a bowl place dates, sugars, baking soda and butter.
- 4
Pour over boiling water, mix and let stand until cool
- 5
Once cool whisk in egg then stir in flour mixture and walnuts.
- 6
Mix until it is just combined.
- 7
Spread batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the surface.
- 8
Bake in preheated oven for 55 minutes.