Date and walnut loaf

2 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
6 ounces Dates, stoned, chopped
1 teaspoon Bicarbonate of soda
¼ pint Boiling water(150ml)
8 ounces Flour
1 teaspoon Salt
1 ounce Margarine
3 ounces Caster sugar
3 tablespoons Golden syrup
1 Egg, beaten
2 ounces Walnuts, chopped

Directions

Put the dtaes in a bowl and stir in the bicarbonate of soda and boiling water. Leave to soak until required. Sift the flour and salt into a bowl.

In another bowl cream together the margarine, sugar and syrup. Beat the egg into the creamed mixture, then add the flour, walnuts and date mixture and mix well. Divide between two greased and lined 1lb loaf tins and bake in a preheated cool oven(300F) for 1hr.15 min.

Recipe by: The Women's Institute Posted to bakery-shoppe digest V1 Number 015 by "Jazzbel" <jazzbel@...> on Apr 7, 1997

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