Date Loaf

A simply made, moist and flavoursome loaf. Serve buttered.

2 hours
Prep Time
(23)
Date Loaf

Ingredients

Method

  1. Put the dates, boiling water, soda and butter into a bowl and stir until the butter has melted. Set aside for 1 hour.
  2. Preheat the oven to 180˚C. Grease a 22cm loaf tin and line the base with baking paper.
  3. Add the sugar, egg, walnuts and vanilla to the date mixture and beat well.
  4. Sift the flour and baking powder onto the date mixture, and gently stir to just combine. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin.
  5. Bake for 45 minutes or until the loaf springs back when lightly touched. Leave in the tin for 10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool.

Add your review

Miss Rachael Anne Osborne

Subbed walnuts for dates, doubled the whole recipe, put soda in late after a trip to shop, subbed I cup flour with wholemeal, came out perfect again :)

Lorna

The easiest recipe.
I am allergic to nuts so I just doubled the date measurement. A gluten free loaf that last longer without drying out with the extra dates in. Easy, and very yummy recipe.

Phil

Yum yum yum! Added an egg, ginger spice and mandarin juice. Cut down on the sugar and put more dates in. Beautifully moist keeps well - just yum!

Shaun

67...been eating this date loaf all my life..yum

Lorna

I am allergic to nuts, so I use a bag and a half of dates to replace them. And I use all the Edmonds gluten free products. My husband is tge best baker in our family, even baked our wedding cake. And he Loaves this Date Loaf recipe too.

Flora Edmonds

Nice and moist, tastes amazing!

Lorna

A brilliant and easy recipe. I used all tge Edmonds Gluten Free products with the same measurements. When backing with out the walnuts (allergy), I used 2 cups of dates. My one off bake that flopped was delicious with Edmonds custard.

Gail foote

Very easy recipe something my grandma would make.

Gail foote

Im making a loaf right now. My first attempt at baking. I don't usually bake. So I'm feeling quite amazed.

Raewyne

Always make this recipe for new people that move into our road. I use whatever fruit I have on hand so sometimes more than one fruit
It’s the best recipe