Date Nut Bread
This date nut bread is easy, moist, and delicious. You don’t need an electric mixer to make this quick bread!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
- Yield: 10 servings 1x
- Category: Quick Bread, Dates
- Method: Bake
Ingredients
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- 1 cup water, brewed coffee, or orange juice
- 2 cups chopped pitted dates, about 227 grams
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 cup brown sugar, light or dark
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups (208 grams) all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon table salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350 F and spray a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with baking spray.
- Bring the water, coffee, or orange juice to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat.
- Put the dates, butter, baking soda, and brown sugar in a medium bowl. Pour the hot liquid over the date mixture and stir; set stand for 15 minutes to soften the dates and cool a bit.
- Whisk the egg and vanilla into the cooled date mixture.
- Combine the flour, salt, and baking powder in a mixing bowl and stir or whisk to combine.
- Pour the date mixture into the mixing bowl with the flour mixture and gently mix until smooth.
- Fold in the chopped nuts.
- Spoon the batter into the prepared loaf pan and spread evenly.
- Bake the loaf in the preheated oven for 45 to 55 minutes. Tent it with foil after 35 minutes. A skewer or toothpick inserted into the loaf should come out with just a few crumbs clinging to it.
Find it online: https://classic-recipes.com/date-nut-bread/