Mays Date Nut Loaf Recipes

MOIST DATE NUT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a bowl, mix together the hot water and chopped dates, then let sit for 15 minutes to cool and for the dates to soften.
• Whisk in the oil, egg, bananas, and vanilla extract into the date water mixture.
• In another bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, walnuts, and brown sugar.
• Fold the date mixture into the flour mixture, until the dry mixture is no longer visible.
• Pour the batter into a lightly greased and floured 8 x 4 inch loaf pan, then bake for about 55 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Cool for 10 minutes, then remove from the tin and cool completely before slicing.
• This loaf holds up well wrapped in aluminum foil for 3 or 4 days.

DATE & NUT LOAF RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C.
• Place the nuts, dates, baking soda, salt and butter in a mixing bowl.
• Pour boiling water over it and stir until butter has melted.
• Stand for 15 minutes.
• Grease a loaf tin and line with baking paper.
• Beat the eggs, add the sugar and vanilla.
• Beat well.
• Sift the flour into the egg mixture.
• Add date mixture and mix just till all the ingredients are mixed.
• Pour into the prepared tin and bake for one hour.

DATE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Combine baking soda with the boiling water. Soak the dates in the water and baking soda solution for 30 minutes.
• Cream sugar and butter together. Add eggs, vanilla, dates, nuts, flour, and salt.
• Divide batter equally between two 9 x 5 (or 8 1/2 x 4 1/2) inch greased loaf pans. Bake 1 hour at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) (or until loaf tests done). Can be frozen when cool.

DATE NUT LOAF

Steps:

• pour boiling water over dates and butter, let it stand until cool.
• preheat oven to 325.
• mix the dry ingredients together, add the date mixture, egg, cheese and walnuts, mix until blended, by hand scrape into a greased loaf pan, let it sit 20 minutes.
• bake 50-60 minutes until a toothpick inserted to center comes out dry.
• turn out to rack to cool serve with butter.

MAY'S DATE NUT LOAF

Steps:

• 2 greased loaf pans Put baking soda in boiling water and pour over fruit and nuts. Let stand one hour. Beat egg whites until stiff. Combine yolks, salt and all liquids and alternately mix with dry ingredients. Fold in egg whites and then the melted butter. Bake for 1 hour at 375.

DATE NUT LOAF CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan. In a saucepan over medium heat, bring dates and water to a boil. Stir in 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup sugar until melted. Remove from heat and stir in baking soda. Let cool for 10 minutes.
• 2. Place date mixture into a large bowl. Blend in flour, eggs and vanilla. Stir in chopped walnuts. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• 3. Bake in the preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely. Serve slices with Warm Sauce.
• 4. To make Warm Sauce: In a saucepan over medium heat, combine 1/4 cup butter with cream and brown sugar. Heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils and sugar is dissolved.

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.