or our own use.
Date Nut Bread using starter:
Mix
ven to 450\u00b0F.
DATE-NUT LAYER: In a medium saucepan
Pulse ingredients for the cheese spread in food processor until mixture is combined. Transfer spread to a small serving dish and garnish with shaved crystalized ginger. Serve with date nut bread.
Spread half of the date-nut filling on each rectangle.
Date Filling:
Combine dates, sugar
Cream together the sugar, butter and eggs and set aside. Place flour in separate bowl.
Add dates and nuts, then put soda in cup of boiling water and pour over date-nut-flour mixture, then add alternately to first mixture.
Batter will be thin.)
Bake in a 7 x 11-inch pan at 375\u00b0 for 20 minutes.
Cake stays moist. Serve with real whipped cream.
Blend cream cheese with milk and orange rind until spreadable. Cut each date nut loaf in half lengthwise; spread with cheese mixture.
Put together.
Repeat lengthwise cut at right angles; spread.
Put together in shape of loaf; wrap in waxed paper or foil.
Chill.
Combine dates, granulated sugar and water in a saucepan. Cook over low heat until thick, about 10 minutes.
Cool, and then stir in nuts; set aside.
Cream shortening.
Add sugar gradually. Add eggs and beat well.
Sift together flour, salt and soda; add and mix well.
Chill thoroughly.
Divide mixture in half and roll each section into a rectangle a little less than 1/4-inch thick. Spread date fillings to edges and roll up from long side like a jelly roll.
Wrap rolls in waxed paper and chill overnight.
Combine the first 3 ingredients; cook over low heat until thick.
Mix ingredients as usual; divide into 3 parts.
Roll out on floured wax paper.
Spread with date mixture; sprinkle with chopped nuts.
Roll like jelly roll.
(I use the waxed paper to roll with, as the dough is so rich.) Refrigerate overnight.
Slice thin and bake in a 350\u00b0 oven.
Combine dates, sugar and water.
Cook about 3 minutes or until thickened.
Remove from heat.
Add lemon peel and chopped walnuts. Divide dough in half and roll each half into an 8 x 10-inch rectangle.
Spread with half of date mixture.
Roll into jelly type roll and refrigerate for 8 hours. Slice about 1/2-inch thick and bake at 375\u00b0 for 8 to 10 minutes.
Mix together until smooth.
Divide into 2 parts.
Roll out and spread with date mixture.
Wrap and chill several hours.
Cut into 1/4-inch slices.
Bake at 400\u00b0 for 10 minutes.
Boil dates, sugar (1/4 cup), salt and water for 5 minutes. Cool.
Add nuts.
Cream the butter, brown sugar and white sugar. Add egg; mix.
Add vanilla, flour and soda.
Chill.
Roll out fairly thin.
Spread with date mixture; roll up tight.
Freeze and slice.
Bake at 375\u00b0 for 10 minutes.
nd roll out.
Divide date mixture into two even portions
Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
In a large bowl combine all ingredients for bars. Mix well.
Pour into greased and floured 13x9\" pan.
Bake for 30 minutes or until golden.
Cool.
In a small bowl, mix glaze ingredients until smooth.
Pour evenly oven date bread.
Cut into bars.
aking powder. Sift into the date mixture and stir until it
Combine and let cool the dates, soda and boiling water.
Mix together brown sugar, egg and melted butter and add to date mixture.
Add to this, flour, nut meats and vanilla.
Mix all together.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 1 hour.
Makes two loaves.
Pan size, 4 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 2 1/2-inch.
Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Combine dates, soda and boiling water; set aside.
Cream together 1 cup sugar, shortening and eggs.
Add date mixture to creamed mixture.
Then gradually add flour, soda and salt.
Stir in 1/2 cup chocolate chips and 1/2 cup nut meats. Pour in 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan that is well greased and floured.
Pour boiling water over dates and let set.
Cream together butter, eggs and sugar.
Add date mixture and flour and nut meats. Bake in 2 loaf pans in moderate oven for about 45 minutes or until it falls away from the pan.
Melt butter in a saucepan.
Mix in dates, sugar, egg and salt. Cook 10 minutes over medium heat, stirring constantly.
Take off heat and add the rest of the ingredients.
Shape into balls and roll in confectioners sugar.
In medium mixing bowl, combine nuts, dates, soda and salt. Add shortening and water.
Let stand 20 minutes.
Combine remaining ingredients and mix with date/nut mixture.
Pour into 9 x 5-inch loaf pan prepared with cooking spray.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 1 hour.