Name: Date Nut Bread Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 2 cups Chopped pitted dates; 4 tbsp Unsalted Butter; 1 tsp Baking Soda; 3/4 tsp Salt; 3/4 cup Brown sugar; 1 cup Hot coffee; 1 large Egg; 1 tsp Vanilla Extract; 1 tbsp Cognac; 1/2 tsp Baking powder; 1 3/4 cups All Purpose Flour; 1 cup Chopped Walnuts

Preheat oven to 350. Lightly spray or butter your 9×5 loaf pan and, if desired, line it with a sling of parchment paper so you can remove the loaf easily for slicing.

Put the dates, butter, baking soda, salt, and brown sugar in a mixing bowl.

Cover with the hot coffee.

Stir and let it sit for 15 minutes.

Whisk in the egg, extract, brandy, and baking powder. Fold in the flour and mix well.

Fold in the walnuts.

Transfer to your loaf pan and spread out evenly.

Bake for 45—55 minutes. I cover it with foil after 30 minutes to prevent the top from getting too brown. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out without wet batter on it. Moist crumbs are fine.

Let it cool on a rack for 15 minutes, then remove it from the pan to cool completely before slicing.

If you don't intend to eat right away, don't slice; just wrap the cooled bread in plastic and store it on the counter or in the fridge.

To freeze, let cool completely, then wrap in plastic, and then in foil. Use within 3 months.

Date Nut Bread Recipe