Date bread
This date bread is delicious hot or cold, with some butter spread on top, the perfect accompaniment to your cup of tea.
Ingredients
Wet ingredients
- 225 gr dates chopped
- 100 ml hot water
- 75 ml hot milk
- 1 egg beaten
Dry ingredients
- 200 gr plain flour
- 75 gr soft brown sugar
- 1,5 tsp baking powder
Instructions
- Soak the dates overnight
- Chop the dates and heat up the milk and water. Then pour the hot liquids over the chopped dates and let steep, ideally overnight but minimally for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 180°C
- Mix the beaten egg in with the dates and give a good mix.
- In a separate bowl add the dry ingredients and give a quick mix, then add in the date mixture and mix thoroughly.
- Grease your loaf tin and pour in your date batter, then place your loaf tin into the oven and bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
- Serve a slice with some butter spread on top, either fresh from the oven or quickly warm it up in the toaster.