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Old-Fashioned Date Nut Bread

My Aunt Pam gave us California dates for Christmas.  It was an incredible gift because they get them fresh and local to where they live.  I made my Mom's recipe for Date Nut Loaves with some of these dates.  I doubled my recipe to make 8 loaves.  I like to double my batches and freeze the loaves.  They freeze beautifully.  Wrap the loaves in aluminum foil and place in a ziploc freezer bag.  Dates are a good source of fiber, vitamins and minerals. 

Old-Fashioned Date Nut Bread


Ingredients:
3/4 cup boiling water
8 oz dates, pitted and chopped
1 cup sugar ( I use sucanat)
1 egg
2 tbsp canola oil (I use safflower)
2 tsp real vanilla extract
2 cups whole wheat pastry flour (or use 1 cup wheat pastry flour and 1 cup unbleached white wheat flour)
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 cup non-fat, plain greek yogurt
3/4 cup chopped nuts (pecans, walnuts or almonds)

Directions:
Pour boiling water over dates and let sit for 15 minutes.   Beat sugar, egg and oil for 3 minutes on high speed of mixer. 


Blend in date mixture and vanilla. 



Combine flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder.  Add dry mixture, alternately with yogurt, to beaten mixture.  Blend well.  Stir in nuts. 


Pour batter into 4 greased mini loaf pans (3 1/4 x 5 3/4")
*I love Pam baking spray for greasing pans
Use about 1 cup batter for each pan.  They should look about half full. 


Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes or until cake taster comes out clean.  Cool on wire rack. 


Store in the refrigerator or freeze.
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