Moist Fruity Nut Bread
From jo_jo_ba 15 years ago
- 50 minutes to make
- Serves 12
Found and modified from a recipe at Kate in the Kitchen (http://cooknkate.wordpress.co m/2008/12/22/national-date -nut-bread-day/) who found it at AllRecipes. I've done it both with and without the added sugar - it depends on how sweet your dates taste and how big your sweet tooth is! Read more Let it stand (unwrapped, if possible) at room temperature to decrease the "sticky" factor and soften the nuts a bit. Definitely avoid plastic bags though... they will breed mould like crazy! This is delicious warmed for breakfast over the week too. See less
Ingredients
- 13 1/2 oz pitted, chopped dates shopping list
- 1 2/3 cups boiling water shopping list
- 1 medium banana, mashed shopping list
- 2 tbsp low-fat milk shopping list
- 1/4 cup canola oil shopping list
- 2 tsp vanilla shopping list
- 2 tbsp packed brown sugar (optional) shopping list
- 1 cup flour shopping list
- 1/2 cup spelt (or whole wheat) flour shopping list
- 1 tsp baking soda shopping list
- 1 tsp baking powder shopping list
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice shopping list
- 1/4 tsp salt shopping list
- 1/3 cup toasted, slivered almonds shopping list
- 1/4 cup toasted whole hazelnuts shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease and flour a 9×5 inch loaf pan.
- In a large bowl, combine the dates and water. Let stand 15-20 minutes.
- Mix in the banana, milk, oil, vanilla and sugar (if using) until well blended (I found it best to use a potato masher).
- Combine the flours, baking soda, baking powder, spice and salt.
- Stir into the wet mixture until just blended, then mix in the nuts.
- Pour into the prepared pan, filling no more than 2/3 full (I got 4 medium muffins as well as the loaf).
- Bake 50 minutes (20 minutes for muffins), or until a wooden pick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool in pan(s) 20 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack and cooling completely.
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Wonderful!! I also like using less sugar in recipes like this. HIGH FIVE! :+D
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