Mrs Allens Date Loaf Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F; spray a loaf pan with nonstick baking spray like Pam, and set aside.
• In a small bowl or measuring cup, pour boiling water over baking soda so that soda dissolves.
• Place dates in a mixing bowl and pour water/soda mixture over dates; let cool.
• In a small bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
• In a different bowl, beat the egg with an electric mixer, then slowly add the brown sugar, beating well after each addition.
• To the egg/sugar mixture, add cooled date mixture, toasted nuts and vanilla; mix well.
• Stir in the dry ingredients.
• Now, add the melted butter and mix well.
• Pour this mixture into the prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for approximately 55 minutes, or until loaf tests done.
• Let cool 10 minutes before removing from pan, then cool completely on a rack.

Steps:

• Simmer chopped dates and orange juice for less than a minute. Remove from heat a let cool down.
• In a separate bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cloves and set aside. In another bowl, whisk egg and oil.
• Add egg mixture and dates to flour mixture and mix until blended. It is very important do not over mix this batter; stir in raisins. Pour batter into greased loaf pan or muffin tin and bake for approximately 45 mins or until tooth pick comes out clean.

Steps:

• Place dates, water, apple sauce and sugar in bowl in the microwave on high for 4 minutes. Add ginger and cool.
• Stir through beaten egg. Sift flours and baking powder and fold into date mixture.
• Spoon into greased loaf tin.
• Bak in a moderate oven, 180 degrees for 50 minutes.
• Cool before slicing.

Steps:

• Set oven at 180 degrees C or 350 degrees F.
• Combine dates and sodium bicarbonate in a mixing bowl.
• Pour in boiling water and mix. Let stand for 5 minutes.
• Add butter and mix until it melts.
• Add egg, sugar and flour and mix well.
• Place in a well greased loaf pan and bake for 45 minutes or until cooked.
• Turn out onto a cooling rack.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, combine dates, brown sugar, margarine and boiling water. Let stand 15 minutes. Stir in flour, soda and vanilla. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Allow to cool.