Mrs Allens Date Loaf Recipes

CHOPPED DATE LOAF

Steps:

• Set oven at 180 degrees C or 350 degrees F.
• Combine dates and sodium bicarbonate in a mixing bowl.
• Pour in boiling water and mix. Let stand for 5 minutes.
• Add butter and mix until it melts.
• Add egg, sugar and flour and mix well.
• Place in a well greased loaf pan and bake for 45 minutes or until cooked.
• Turn out onto a cooling rack.

DATE LOAF

Steps:

• Let first 3 ingreds stand while rest is mixed.
• Add all ingreds to the date mixture.
• Mix thoroughly.
• Bake in loaf pan at 180ºC for 40-45 minutes.
• TOPPING:.
• Mix ingreds together & boil for 3 minutes.
• Spread on cooled cake & sprinkle with nuts.

DATE LOAF

Steps:

• Put dates, boiling water, butter and baking soda into a bowl and stir until butter is melted.
• Set aside for one hour.
• Beat sugar, egg, vanilla essence and walnuts (if using) into date mixture.
• Sift in flour and baking powder and stir until just combined.
• Pour mixture into a greased 22cm loaf tin and bake in a 180C oven for 45 minutes or until inserted skewer comes out clean.
• Leave in tin for about 10 minutes before turning out onto cooling rack.

DATE LOAF BY GRANDMA CHIC 1964

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 Degrees F.
• Grease and line two loaf pans.
• Combine in a saucepot over med.
• heat, the date, water, butter, and vanilla.
• Cook five minutes.
• Let cool.
• Add egg, and sugar.
• Add flour and salt, and soda.
• Fold in the nuts.
• Blend well.
• Pour into prepared loaf pans, and bake 60 minutes--.

GLUTEN FREE COCONUT & DATE LOAF

Steps:

• Combine dates with boiling water, cover and stand.
• Beat butter and sugar in a bowl with electric mixer untill light and fluffy. Add egg and beat until combined.
• Stir in sifted flour, coconut and undrained dates.
• Spread mixture into prepared, greaseproof paper-lined loaf tins.
• Bake for about 40 mins 180°C.