Date & Nut Loaf

Name: Date & Nut Loaf Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 4oz Butter (or margarine if you prefer); 1/2 Pint of cold tea; 4oz Soft brown sugar; 4oz Dates (or prunes or raisins); 9oz Plain Flour; Pinch of salt; 2 Tsp bicarbonate of soda; 1/4 Tsp ground nutmeg; 1/4 Tsp ground cinnamon; 3oz Walnuts (chopped)

Minutes to Prepare: 15
Minutes to Cook: 75

Number of Servings: 16

Ingredients

4oz Butter (or margarine if you prefer)1/2 Pint of cold tea4oz Soft brown sugar4oz Dates (or prunes or raisins)9oz Plain FlourPinch of salt2 Tsp bicarbonate of soda1/4 Tsp ground nutmeg1/4 Tsp ground cinnamon3oz Walnuts (chopped)

Directions

Grease a 2lb loaf tin and line with greased paper. Melt butter in saucepan, stir in tea, sugar, and chopped dates, bring to boil and simmer for around 4 minutes. Cool. Mix together flour, salt, bicarbonate of soda, nutmeg and cinnamon into a bowl. Stir in chopped walnuts, adding the melted ingredients and mix thoroughly until well mixed. Put into prepared tin and bake for 1 1/4 hour at 150 deg C (350 deg F / gas mark 4). Leave to settle in tin before turning onto a rack to cool. Slice when cool.

Serving Size: Makes about 16 slices

Number of Servings: 16

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user FIMBRIATO.

Servings Per Recipe: 16

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 203.3
Total Fat: 9.7 g
Cholesterol: 15.2 mg
Sodium: 132.6 mg
Total Carbs: 29.6 g
Dietary Fiber: 1.5 g
Protein: 3.4 g

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