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Ingredients
- 3 cups pitted and cut up dates
- 2/3 cups honey
- 1/3 cup oil or butter
- 2 eggs
- 3 cups whole-wheat flour (If you get a lot of bran when you sift, add it back to the sifted flour.)
- 1 cup soybean flour (If you don't care for the taste, use less and add more whole-wheat flour and dry milk.)
- 1/2 cup nonfat dry milk (optional, it's been left out a few times)
- 2 tsp. soda
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. baking powder (double acting)
- 2/3 cup wheat germ (or chopped nuts or a combination of both)
Directions
- In two cups of water heat the dates. Add the honey, oil and eggs. Beat the mixture well — we favor a wooden spoon.
- Sift together the dry ingredients, then add them to the wet and stir well.
- Grease two 5-by-9-inch loaf pans, line their bottoms with waxed paper and grease the paper. Turn the bread into the containers and bake it at 325 degrees (300 degrees in glass) until a toothpick inserted into the loaves comes out clean.
- Continue the baking another five minutes and turn the finished product out onto racks to cool (remove the wax paper right away).This date bread may be eaten hot or cold, and it keeps well when given a chance. We especially like it sliced and spread with a mixture of cream cheese and honey.
Looking for a moist date bread recipe? These delicious recipes using chopped dates make for a fine dessert or mid-day snack, especially with tea.
Date Bread With Honey Recipe
John, our household date specialist, also developed a good bread recipe that uses the fruit.
Read more about how to cook with honey: Cooking With Honey: Recipes and Tips.
