Date loaf

If you're a fan of banana bread, this recipe for date loaf by Baby Mac will be your new favourite. It makes enough for two loaves and is also egg-free! - by Baby Mac

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If you're a fan of banana bread, this recipe for date loaf by Baby Mac will be your new favourite. It makes enough for two loaves and is also egg-free!

Ingredients

500 g packet pitted dates, chopped by hand or blitzed in the food processor

125 g butter, cut into cubes

1 cup brown sugar

2 tsp vanilla essence

2 cups boiling water

3 ½ cups self-raising flour

2 tsp baking powder

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 180C and line two 22cm x 10cm loaf tins with baking paper.
Transfer chopped dates into a bowl along with the butter, brown sugar and vanilla essence.
Pour the boiling water over the top and let it sit for a few moments, until the butter is melted. If you have pulsed the dates in a food processor, give the mixture a stir to break up them up.
Sift in the flour and baking powder and give it a good mix with a wooden spoon to combine.
Divide the mixture between the lined loaf tins. Bake for 30 minutes or until cooked through (every oven is different, so test by inserting a skewer into the centre of the loaf. – if the skewer comes out clean, the loaf is cooked).
Cool on a wire rack when done. Serve warm with butter. The extra load can be frozen when cooled down.

Baby Mac

Beth of Baby Mac has been blogging since 2006 and made the move from the city to the country in 2010. On Baby Mac she writes about her family, life in the country, entertaining and recipes, interiors – with a good dose of humour on the side. Instagram: @babymacbeth Visit: www.baby-mac.com