Date Bread

11 ingredients
4 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 cups chopped pitted dates
  • 2 cups boiling water
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • Cooking spray
  • 4 teaspoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon butter, melted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

  1. 1
    Combine the first 3 ingredients in a large bowl; cover date mixture, and let stand 24 hours.
  2. 2
    Preheat oven to 325°.
  3. 3
    Coat 2 (8 x 4-inch) loaf pans with cooking spray, and dust each pan with 2 teaspoons flour. Add the sugar, butter, vanilla, and egg to date mixture. Lightly spoon 2 1/4 cups flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Add flour and salt to date mixture, stirring just until blended. Divide the batter evenly between prepared pans.
  4. 4
    Bake at 325° for 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool the loaves 10 minutes in pans on a wire rack. Remove loaves from pans, and cool completely on wire rack.

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