Old Black Joe Date and Raisin Loaf
From lacrenshaw 15 years ago
- 90 minutes to make
- Serves 8
Economical Depression-era loaf using no eggs nor butter submitted to recipezaar by Lizzie in NZ...
Ingredients
- 8 ounces pitted dates, chopped shopping list
- 8 ounces seedles raisins, large golden shopping list
- 2 teaspoons baking soda shopping list
- 2 cups boiling water shopping list
- 1 1/2 cups sugar shopping list
- 3 cups all-purpose flour shopping list
- 1 teaspoon baking powder shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 320 degrees F. (160 C).
- Line an 8" cake tin with baking paper.
- Combine chopped dates, raisins and baking soda in a large bowl.
- Pour in the boiling water, stir.
- Leave to cool for 10 minutes.
- Add the sugar and stir to dissolve.
- Fold in the sifted flour and baking powder until just combined.
- Don't overmix at this point or the loaf will be tough.
- Place dough into a loaf pan (no instruction on original recipe from Lizzie!).
- Bake for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours OR until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Leave in tin to cool for 10 minutes.
- Turn out onto cooling rack.
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midgelet
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Very interesting recipe! Love dates, this looks wonderful!
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wow awsome recipe depreesion cake no doubt but delicous thanks high5
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