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Date Loaf
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 55 Minutes
Ready In: 55 Minutes
Servings: 1
Delicious fruit loaf. Spread with butter & enjoy.
Ingredients:
8oz pitted dates chopped
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup boiling water
2 tbsp butter
3/4 cup white sugar
1 egg
2 cups self raising flour
pinch salt
1 tsp vanilla essence
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325F
2. Place dates in a bowl. Dissolve baking soda in boiling water & pour over dates
3. Beat butter & sugar together until light & fluffy
4. Add egg to butter & sugar & beat again
5. Sift dry ingredients and add alternately with dates and water to egg mixture. Add essence.
6. Spoon mixture in a lined and greased loaf tin and bake for 50-55 mins.
7. Leave loaf in tin for a few minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool.
By RecipeOfHealth.com