Date And Walnut Loaf - Dairy Free & Fat Free - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup chopped dried pitted dates
1 cup chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 cup boiling water
1/2 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup rolled oats
1 1/4 cups plain flour
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
sesame seeds (optional)

Preparation

Preheat the oven to moderate (180C/160C fan forced) Grease a 14cm x 21cm loaf pan.
Combine dates and maple syrup in a large heatproof bowl, add the boiling water and stand for 15 minutes.
Add walnuts, sugar, rolled oats, sifted flour and soda, stir into date mixture until well combined.
Spread mixture into the prepared pan, sprinkle with sesame seeds and bake for approximately 50 minutes or until cooked when tested. Stand for 5 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool.
Enjoy!