What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Timeless Classics: Date Bread with Walnuts! Treat yourself to remarkable flavors leaning toward exotic ingredients with a gourmet twist. Naturally dried dates have this amazing quality of satisfying a sweet tooth that needs a bit of nurturing any time of day. By adding the salty crunch of walnuts combined in a loaf pan, the results are more cake than bread. Perhaps it’s the splash of cognac that makes all the difference.
DATE BREAD WITH WALNUTS
Ingredients:
2 eggs, room temperature; beaten
1 cup boiling water
1 tablespoon cognac
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
8 ounces pitted dates, finely chopped
1 tablespoon butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup walnuts, chopped
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 325°. Slowly combine beaten eggs with boiling water, stirring constantly. Add cognac, baking soda, and chopped dates. Mix well. Set aside for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, cream together butter and sugar. Blend with date mixture. Mix flour and baking powder. Stir into date mixture. Fold in chopped walnuts. Pour into a greased and floured loaf pan. Bake for one hour or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Loved it! Actually i like the test of Dates. ❤❤❤
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Dates are so naturally sweet, how can anyone resist their flavor? 😍
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Yeah! 😊
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Loved it! Actually, I like the taste of dates! ❤❤
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Right?! 😜
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It’s a date!
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Great minds think alike. (I posted those exact words on Instagram.) 😜
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Haha!
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Thank God, it is baked… or I could not eat more than a bite due to the cognac 😂
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No worries, Erika. You may certainly omit the cognac or substitute with vanilla extract. 👏
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Perhaps may family would appreciate your tip 🤪😅
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Cream cheese on date-and-nut–a wonderful old-fashioned treasure. The cognac is an interesting addition!
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The cream cheese spread would make it taste divine. 😍💕
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I just love dates.. I must definitely try this.. I have loads of fresh almonds.. 😉
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Things I definitely keep on hand! 👏
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