Kahlua Date Nut Bread Recipes

KAHLUA & DATE & NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Grease a large loaf pan (10x3x3inch).
• Mix dates, Kahlua, water and orange peel.
• Let stand and soak while preparing batter.
• Cream sugar, margarine and egg together until fluffy.
• Sift flour with baking soda and salt.
• Add to creamed mixture, alternately, with date mixture.
• Stir in nuts.
• Turn into prepared pan.
• Let stand 5 minutes.
• Bake for 60 to 70 minutes.

TROPICAL KAHLUA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375^. Grease well bottoms and corners (not sides) of 2 loaf pans (5x8-inches). Set aside.
• 2. Using an electric mixer, cream shortening and sugars. Add eggs, one at a time beating well after each addition.
• 3. Add pineapple and juice, and mashed banana, mix well.
• 4. Next, add the Kahlua and cream; mix well to combine.
• 5. Add 1 cup of the flour and mix to blend. In the second cup of flour add the baking powder and baking soda, stir to blend slightly. Add to batter; mix to blend well.
• 6. Mix in the vanilla and coconut extracts; blend.
• 7. Remove bowl from mixer and fold in the coconut and the nuts until combined.
• 8. Pour evenly into the prepared pans.
• 9. Bake in 375^ oven for 25 minutes. Turn pans around.
• 10. Then turn oven to 350^ and bake for 20 more minutes or until tested done with a wooden toothpick. Let cool in pan for 5 minutes.
• 11. Then remove by running a table knife around edges and turn oven in your oven mitt hand and tap bottom of loaf out and place on wire rack to cool.
• 12. If desired, make a drizzle of orange juice and powdered sugar for the top and decorate with maraschino cherry halves.

WONDERFUL DATE AND NUT MINI LOAF BREADS

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease four 6x3-inch mini loaf pans.
• In a bowl sift first 5 ingredients.
• Combine 1/4 of the flour mixture with the chopped dates and nuts; toss to coat.
• In another bowl combine butter and sugar; beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
• Add in eggs and beat well then add in the vanilla, almond extract, and beat for another 2-3 minutes.
• Add in dry ingredients alternately with milk beating after each addition.
• Fold in the dates/flour mixture by hand, then spoon into prepared mini loaf pans.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until loaves test done.

MOIST DATE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease and flour a 9inx5in loaf pan.
• In a medium bowl, combine the dates and butter.
• Pour boiling water over them, and let stand until cool.
• When the dates have cooled, stir the mixture to break up any clumps.
• Mix in the brown sugar and egg until well blended.
• Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
• Stir into the date mixture until just blended.
• Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 50 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a wooden pick inserted into the center comes out clean.