Date Loaf Recipe at MyDish

Date Loaf

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Method

  • 1. Cut up dates and place in a bowl and add bicarbonate of soda and boiling water. Allow to cool slowly.

  • 2. Melt the butter.

  • 3. Beat egg and sugar well, add date mixture, melted butter and vanilla and mix well.

  • 4. Then add flour mixed with baking powder and mix well.

  • 5. Bake in 2 greased loaf tins for 1 hour at 180C/350F/gas3.

  • 6. This date loaf can be frozen and will keep for several months in the freezer.

    • Comments Add your comment

    • re date loaf,
      the recipe method 3. says beat egg and sugar well,
      in the ingredients there isnt any sugar can you tell me if it should be soft brown and the same amount as butter
      thanks

      by food on Sat Mar 22 2008   reply to this comment

    Ingredients

    • 450gm (1lb) Stoned dates
    • 3 cups Plain Flour
    • 2 cups Boiling water
    • 3 Eggs
    • 2 teasp vanilla essence
    • 2 teasp bicarbonate of soda
    • 150gm (1/3lb) butter or margarine
    • 2 teasp Baking powder

    By Views 5946  Added Tue Aug 7 2007


    Good for teatime