Does anyone have a recipe for a moist date and walnut loaf

2sabar - 2012-07-20 21:27:00

Go to the icon on the top left, and type inwhat you want...you'll be suprised what's there....

elsielaurie1 - 2012-07-20 21:36:00

I found this for you

Moist date loaf
Any dried fruit can be used instead of dates
Margaret

Ingredients
2 cups dates
2 cups boiling water
2 tablespoons butter
2 cups sugar
3 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking soda
1 egg
Recipe Tools
Method
Preheat oven to 180 C

Put dates, water, butter and sugar into a saucepan and bring to the boil.

Remove from the heat and add the flour 1 cup at a time,
beating well at each addition.

Next add the baking soda and lastly the egg.

Mix thoroughly and put into 2 well greased loaf tins.

Bake 45-50 mins

Any dried fruit can be used instead of dates

:)

elsielaurie1 - 2012-07-20 21:38:00

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joybells63 - 2012-07-20 22:02:00

Here's one for you 2sabar - I not only found this recipe for you, I absolutely recommend it because it's a favourite of ours and a special favourite of my elderly Mum's.

DATE (and NUT) LOAF
1 cup each of dates and boiling water
1 tsp baking soda
¾ cup brown sugar
1 tbsp butter, softened
1 egg
1½ cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
pinch salt

Place the dates in a bowl, then pour the boiling water over and sprinkle the baking soda over. Cover the bowl and leave until cold (overnight is ok).
Mix the brown sugar and butter, then add the egg and beat together until thick and spongy. Add the sifted flour, baking powder and salt, alternately with the date mixture. Place in a greased loaf tin. Bake at 180°C for about 1 hour.
Variation: For a nice mixed fruit and nut loaf add, with the dates, about ½ cup sultanas and a few chopped nuts. :-))

245sam - 2012-07-20 22:16:00

joybells63 wrote:

no but I had a moist date once

I didn't even have to look at your user name to know it would be you. lol

geldof - 2012-07-20 22:48:00

This is the one I make using my sticky date recipe

340g dates
500ml water
2 tsp baking soda
Bring above to a boil, turn off and let it cool.

Beat
150g soft butter,
340g dark brown sugar (can use light brown as well)
till soft then add
4 eggs
one at a time.

Add a tsp of vanilla to your cold date mixture, then add alternating with 400g of self raising flour.

All this can be done in a mixer at low speed when adding flour. Add a cup of chopped walnuts in the end. Makes one big loaf. Bake at 180c for an hour or until cooked.

Edited by marcs at 5:29 am, Sat 21 Jul

marcs - 2012-07-21 05:28:00

You can also make with chopped dried figs. yum

marcs - 2012-07-21 05:28:00

Thank you I will try the recipes

2sabar - 2012-07-21 08:48:00

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elliehen - 2012-07-21 15:28:00

I have masterclass medium baking loaf tins. Not sure if you will enough mixture for two. You can make one tin and put the extras in muffin pan. If you take the nuts out then it makes a nice sticky date puddings. Just need to make the sauce then.

Edited by marcs at 2:10 am, Sun 22 Jul

marcs - 2012-07-22 02:10:00

Date & Walnut loaf

Ingredients
240g (1 1/2 cups) pitted dried dates, halved
310mls (1 1/4 cups) water
100g (1/2 cup, firmly packed) dark brown sugar
80g butter, cubed
Melted butter, for greasing
300g (2 cups) self-raising flour
1 1/2 tsp mixed spice
2 eggs, lightly whisked
1 x 100g pkt walnut pieces
Method
Place the dates, water, brown sugar and butter in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat until the sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil, reduce heat to medium and simmer, uncovered, for 2 minutes.
Remove from the heat and pour into a heat-resistant bowl. Allow to cool for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, preheat oven to 170°C. Brush a 9.5cm x 19.5cm (base measurement) loaf pan with the melted butter to grease.
Sift the flour and mixed spice into a large mixing bowl. Add the eggs to the date mixture and stir to combine. Pour the date mixture into the flour mixture and use a wooden spoon to combine. Add the walnuts and stir to combine.
Spoon the mixture into the greased pan and bake in preheated oven for 50-55 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the loaf comes out clean. Turn onto a wire rack to cool.

korbo wrote:

maybe got the name wrong.
anyway here is grandmas date loaf. so yummy.
Dissolve 1 teas b.soda in 1 large cup boiling water.
Pour ove 1 large cup dates(measure then chop up).
leave to cool.
Beat 1 egg, and 1 teacup sugar.
Add dates, water and 1 tblesp butter (melted.
Then mix in 2 large cups flour, 1 teaspn B.Powder.
1/2 teasp salt.
handful chopped walnuts.
put into greased or paper lined loaf tin. Bke 180...1 hour. check for doneness.

hope it works out nice for you.

pickles7 wrote:

Date loaves X 2

Soak 750 grams of dates ,3 tsp b soda, 2 cups of sugar, 50 grams of butter in 2 cups of boiling water. cool.
add 2 eggs, 1 tsp vanilla, 4 cups of flour.
Divide between two loaf tins.
bake 1-1&1/4 hours 160 deg.
a few ch walnuts may be added

Edited by bev00 at 10:59 pm, Thu 18 Oct

bev00 - 2012-10-18 22:57:00

Must try some of those. :)

dbab - 2012-10-19 07:30:00

its a keeper!

bev00 - 2013-10-20 00:24:00

...or as my late mum in late said years ago - getting her words muddled up when asking for a Date and Nut Loaf at her local shop - a 'dut and nate loaf'. Its now forever known as that in our family!

nzhel - 2013-10-20 15:22:00

too good to lose

bev00 - 2014-10-20 23:04:00

and again

bev00 - 2015-10-21 00:24:00

a little nudge up

pixiegirl - 2016-10-19 11:21:00

and again

bev00 - 2017-10-15 00:49:00

Just got this recipe from Bite.co.nz to try but to add some Walnuts, think it will to my liking.

Fruit loaf
( MAKES 1 loaf )

1½ cups Flour

1 tsp Baking soda

1 tsp Ground cinnamon

½ tsp Mixed spice

¼ cup Sugar

1½ cups Dried fruit, chopped dates and apricots, raisins, currants

½ cup Carrot, grated

¾ cup Pumpkin, mashed and cooled

2 Eggs

½ cup Sunflower oil

¼ cup Water

Directions
1. Heat the oven to 160C. Grease and line the base of a 21cm x 10cm loaf tin.
2. Sift the flour, baking soda and spices into a large bowl. Stir through the sugar, dried fruit and grated carrot. Make a well in the centre.
3. Beat together the pumpkin, eggs, oil and water and pour into the well and stir gently until just combined. Spoon into the loaf tin.
4. Place in the oven and bake for 45 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Leave to stand to 10 minutes before turning out on to a wire rack to cool. Store in an air tight container.

Edited by valentino at 4:23 pm, Sun 15 Oct

valentino - 2017-10-15 16:22:00

bump

bev00 - 2018-10-14 23:48:00

bump

bev00 - 2019-10-11 23:49:00

You can never go wrong with the Edmonds Date & Walnut Loaf.

catdog68 - 2019-10-12 12:51:00