Nutritious date walnut bread
The dates walnut bread combines the natural sweetness of dates with the crunchy texture of walnuts, resulting in a bread that’s both delicious and satisfying.
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Servings: 4 people
Calories: 489.1kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ cup pitted dates chopped
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ⅓ cup sugar
- Zest of 1/2 lemon
- ½ cup hot milk/water
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1 egg
- 1 cup self-raising flour
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- Walnut halves to decorate
Instructions
Step 1: Preparations
- Pre-heat oven to 350° F (180°C)
- Grease bread pan and line the bottom with parchment paper
Step 2: Mixing
- Mix the dates with baking soda, lemon zest and hot milk. Set aside to soak for 10 minutes, until the dates are softened and mixture cooled to room temperature.
- In a large bowl, mix butter and sugar.
- Cream them together until light and fluffy.
- Add the egg and beat well.
- Stir in the date mixture to mix.
- Sift the flour into the mixture and fold using a spatula.
- Add chopped walnuts to the mixture.
- Gently fold in the chopped walnuts into the batter
Step 3: Decorate
- Spoon mixture into the prepared bread pan and spread evenly.
- Top with walnut halves to decorate.
Step 4: Bake
- Bake in the preheated oven for 40-45 minutes.
Step 5: Cool
- Remove from oven and cool for 10 minutes in the pan.
- Turn out on a wire rack to finish cooling, about 20 minutes.
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Nutrition
Calories: 489.1kcal
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