Mummy'S Tea Bread

11 ingredients
4 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups chopped pitted dates
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 1/2 cups boiling water
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour 9x5 inch loaf pan.
  2. 2
    Place the dates, sugar, salt, and butter into a bowl, and pour in the boiling water. Stir together and set aside to cool. Once cool, mix in the egg.
  3. 3
    Stir the flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar together in a bowl. Pour the raisin mixture over the flour mixture, and stir together until thoroughly combined. Mix in the vanilla extract and, if desired, walnuts. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
  4. 4
    Bake in preheated oven until knife inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes before turning out onto a rack to cool completely. Wrap in aluminum foil and store in the refrigerator.

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