mummy's tea bread

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 1/2 cups chopped pitted dates
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/2 cups boiling water
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 25 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). lightly grease and flour 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• place the dates, sugar, salt, and butter into a bowl, and pour in the boiling water. stir together and set aside to cool. once cool, mix in the egg.
• stir the flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar together in a bowl. pour the raisin mixture over the flour mixture, and stir together until thoroughly combined. mix in the vanilla extract and, if desired, walnuts. pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
• bake in preheated oven until knife inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 hour 15 minutes. cool in pan 10 minutes before turning out a rack to cool completely. wrap in aluminum foil and store in the refrigerator.