Every day is precious, especially when you’re still breathing, haven’t been shot, and have time to bake something yummy like this date loaf bread. It’s the small things that remind us to feel grateful and to savor every moment and every bite.
I don’t drink alcohol, but for those of you who do, you can also add a tablespoon of your favorite liquor to booze up this dish. You can also swap out the blueberries for another fruit like apricots or raspberries or strawberries or rhubarb.
Ingredients:
2 cups of dried dates
1 cup of boiling water or strong coffee
3/4 cup of Walnuts
1 cup of blueberries
1.5 cups of baking flour (or gluten free flour)
3-4 Tbs of butter or sunflower oil
2/3 cup of brown sugar
Option to replace with date sugar or coconut sugar
1 egg (non vegan)
Option to replace with 2 Tbs. Sunflower oil + 1 tsp. group Flax Seed meal or
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp Vanilla extract
1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions:
Pre-heat over to 350
Pour hot water or hot coffee over the 2 cups of chopped dates, add butter (or oil), sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, and vanilla. Let that cool for about 15 minutes
Chop up the walnuts
Mix the dry flour with the ‘wet’ ingredients
Pour into greased loaf (or loaf lined with parchment paper)
Bake 35-40 minutes or until a butter knife comes out ‘clean’
Option to make muffins with this batter instead