Ingredients
- 1 cup pitted chopped dates
- 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons vegetable shortening
- 3/4 cup boiling water
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350.
Grease an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 3 inch loaf pan.
Put the dates, walnuts, baking soda, salt and shortening in a bowl. Pour the boiling water over and stir. Let the mixture stand for 15 minutes.
Using a fork, beat the eggs and sugar together in a bowl. Add the flours and stir; the batter will be too stiff to mix well. Add the date mixture and mix briskly until the batter is well blended. Spoon into the loaf pan and bake 40 to 50 minutes. Check the loaf often; it is done when a few moist crumbs cling to a straw inserted in the middle of the loaf. The bread will continue to bake after it is removed from the oven. Do not overbake, or the loaf will be dry.
When the loaf is done, slide a knife around the edges of the pan and turn the loaf onto a rack to cool completely. This bread freezes well.
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By wrdgrl2001_12450509
Westmount
on January 15, 2013
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Very good recipe. Made it as is and everyone who tried it said it was great and asked for the recipe. Even better the next day!
By ericalowther_12...
San Diego, 43
on December 21, 2012
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Had to revise my review as I found the bread even better the day after. What this recipe lacks in complexity it sure makes up in ease of making. I did make it in 3 small loaf pans (baked about 30 minutes and it was very moist. May try some of the suggestions of adding molasses or using some brown sugar, maybe some spices just to rev up the flavor a bit. But slathered with a little butter, this bread was wonderful the next day.
By Chef Suzy Cream...
Bucks County, PA
on September 18, 2011
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Delicious! I changed the recipe a little, after reading reviews (and checking my pantry- I used unbleached all purpose flour (no whole wheat and 4 Tblsp of butter instead of the 3 Tblsp of vegetable shortening. I used 1/2 brown sugar and 1/2 white, and added about a Tblsp of molasses. Extremely moist, came out of the pan easily after cooling for about 15 minutes and tastes delicious!
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