Name: Date Nut Bread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 12, 12 servings
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 1/2 lb. pitted dried dates (cut in half or chopped finer, if you prefer); 1 teaspoon baking soda; 3/4 cups boiling water; 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (measured with the spoon and level method); 1 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon fine salt (use a bit less if using salted butter); 1/4 cup butter (at room temperature); 1/2 cup + 2 Tablespoons brown sugar (packed, light brown sugar recommended, though dark brown sugar will also work); 1 large egg (at room temperature and beaten lightly with a fork); 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (or vanilla bean paste); 1 1/2 teaspoons Fancy molasses (*see Note 1 below); 3/4 cups walnuts or pecans (chopped as coarsely or as finely as you prefer)

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Date Nut Bread

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 12 · 1h 20m total

Servings

Calories

12% of a 2,000 cal day

231KCAL

Protein

4g8% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat9g

12%

Saturated3g

14%

Unsaturated7g

—

Total Carbs35g

13%

Fiber2g

Total Sugars20g

—

incl. Added Sugars8g

16%

Starch13g

—

Sodium277mg

12%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

A classic date nut bread with molasses for a rich, sweet flavor and walnuts for crunch. Perfect with butter for any time snacking.

Ingredients

12 SERVINGS

½ lbpitted dried dates
1 tspbaking soda
¾ cupboiling water
1½ cupsall-purpose flour
1 tspbaking powder
½ tspfine salt
¼ cupbutter — at room temperature
⅝ cupbrown sugar — packed, light or dark
1large egg — room temperature, lightly beaten
½ tspvanilla extract — or vanilla bean paste
1½ tspFancy molasses
¾ cupwalnuts — or pecans

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Method

1h 20m total

Read the method on Seasons and SuppersJennifer Maloney’s original page

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