Easy Date Loaf

studksc
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Really easy to make and lovely with a cuppa.

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Ingredients

15 mins
12 servings
  1. 1 tspBicarbonate of soda
  2. 225 gramsDates chopped
  3. 225 mlWater
  4. 1 tbspButter
  5. 225 gramsSugar
  6. 1Egg beaten
  7. 450 gramsSelf-Raising Flour
  8. 1 pinchSalt
  9. 1 tspVanilla Essence

Cooking Instructions

15 mins
  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 180°C/Has Mark 5.

  2. 2

    Sprinkle bicarbonate of soda over chopped dates and add hot water.

  3. 3

    Beat the butter and sugar well, then add beaten egg, mixing well. Add the date mixture, flour, salt and vanilla essence. Mix well.

  4. 4

    Put the mixture into a lined 900g (2lb) loaf tin and bake for 1 hour or until firm on top and a skewer inserted comes out clean.

  5. 5

    Take out the tin after 10 minutes and cool on a wire rack.

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