Date Nut Bread Recipe

Posted on 27th of January, 2010 by Lévana

Sounds dead-good-for-you-serious, doesn’t it? that is until you taste it: Plump and moist and chock full of goodies. I make it with spelt flour too, so it’s a win-win. As you may know, I am hard at work on my next cookbook, and all sweeteners are “under investigation” in each of the book’s recipes. So, whenever possible (which turns out to be quite often, I am pleased to report!) I use natural sweeteners: In this recipe as in quite a few others, agave syrup is gentle on your system, low GI and with its totally unobtrusive (zero!) flavor, you can tinker with it endlessly.

Ingredients:

1 cup diced dates, packed
1 cup dark or golden raisins
2 1/2 cups flour, all purpose, whole wheat pastry or spelt (as always, spelt is my favorite)
3/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt

2/3 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup agave syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 cup hot strong tea, decaf ok

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
Mix the first set of ingredients together in a bowl. Mix the second set of ingredients in another bowl. Combine both mixtures, making sure not to overmix. Pour into a greased 9×13 pan, or 6-cup loaf pan, and bake 1 hour, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

Muffins: Pour the batter into greased muffin molds (about 12 medium) and bake 30 minutes

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