* Exported from MasterCook *
Walnut Date Bread
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Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Bread-Bakers Mailing List Breads
Nuts
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 cup boiling-hot water
2 1/4 cups pitted dried dates -- coarsely chopped, to (10 oz)
1/2 stick unsalted butter -- cut into pieces
1 1/4 cups walnuts -- (4 1/2 oz)
1 large egg
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
ACCOMPANIMENT: -- cream cheese
SERVES 6 TO 8
ACTIVE TIME: 15 MIN
START TO FINISH: 3 1/2 HR (INCLUDES COOLING)
Pour boiling-hot water over dates and butter in a bowl and let stand
until cool, about 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 325F with rack in
middle. Lightly butter a 9 by 5" loaf pan.
While date mixture cools, toast walnuts in oven until a shade darker,
about 10 minutes. Leave oven on. Coarsely chop nuts. Stir egg and
vanilla into date mixture until combined. Stir together flour,
sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir in date mixture and
nuts until just combined. Spread evenly in loaf pan and bake until a
wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 1/2 hours.
Cool bread in pan on a rack 15 minutes, then turn out onto rack and
cool completely. COOKS' NOTE: Bread keeps, wrapped well, at room
temperature 1 week.
Source:
"Gourmet Nov 2009"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 504 Calories; 18g Fat (30.5%
calories from fat); 10g Protein; 82g Carbohydrate; 6g Dietary Fiber;
42mg Cholesterol; 286mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1/2
Lean Meat; 2 1/2 Fruit; 3 Fat; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.