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Angela Lansbury's Walnut Date Bread

Source of Recipe

Angela Lansbury


List of Ingredients

2 tablespoons of unsalted butter
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1 scant cup of boiling water
1 cup of chopped pitted dates
2/3 cup of walnut pieces
1 cup of granulated sugar
1 egg yolk
1-3/4 cup of unbleached all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
Strawberry cream cheese, optional



Recipe

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Place butter, baking soda, boiling water and dates into a heatproof mixing bowl. Let cool.
Mix in walnuts, sugar, egg yolk, flour and vanilla.
Generously oil a 5-by-9-inch loaf pan and dust with flour.
Pour batter into pan.
Bake in 325 degree oven for 1 hour.
Cool for 10 minutes and remove from pan onto rack to cool.
Slice and serve with strawberry cream cheese and freshly brewed tea.