American Spiced Date Loaf Recipes

AMERICAN SPICED DATE LOAF

Steps:

• In a ceramic or glass bowl, place the sugar, dates and water. Microwave until brought to the boil (this will depend on the make of your microwave), but 2-3 minutes is "normal". Set this aside to cool. While cooling grease and line your loaf tin and turn on your oven to 180oC.
• Beat your egg in a separate bowl (a large one).
• Add the cooled mixture and vanilla to the egg then add the sifted flour and spices. Add the nuts here if you are using them and mix well.
• Place in your prepared loaf tin and bake for 30 -35 minutes (or until cooked when tested with a skewer).
• Cool in the tin for 10-15 minutes, turn onto a wire rack. Best served warm with lashings of butter.

MRS ALLEN'S DATE LOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350F, lightly grease a loaf pan.
• Mix the dates, butter& boiling water, set aside& cool.
• When cooled mix in the beaten egg& sugar.
• Mix the flour, baking soda& salt together.
• Add dry ingredients to the batter.
• Add nuts and vanilla, blend well.
• Pour into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in 350F oven for 50-60 minutes or until a wooden skewer comes out clean when inserted in the center.

INA GARTEN DATE NUT SPICE BREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl combine dates and orange liqueur and "marinate" for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Prepare loaf pan (8x5); butter bottom, line with parchment paper, butter again and flour.
• Sift together flour, and next 6 ingredients. Set aside.
• Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter and brown sugar for 1 minute. Then, at low speed, add egg, vanilla, and orange zest. Add flour mixture alternately with orange juice. Beat only until combined.
• Mix in pecans and dates with liquid by hand.
• Pour batter into loaf pan and bake for 50-60 minutes. Cool in pan for 10 minutes before turning onto a wire rack.
• To make the orange cream cheese, add add ingredients together and combine with electric mixer.