Easy Date Loaf Recipe
Quick and easy one pan recipe that is also budget friendly.
Servings: 1 loaf
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped dates
- 3/4 cup sugar see notes
- 60 g 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 1/2 cups self raising flour
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 160C (320F). Grease and line a loaf tin (or use one of these)
- Put dates, sugar, butter and bicarbonate of soda into a saucepan. Pour over boiling water.
- Heat mixture to a boil and let it boil for a couple of minutes. Remove from heat.
- Allow to cool for a bit then add the flour. Mix flour in until just combined.
- Pour into lined loaf tin.
- Bake for 45 minutes, or until skewer comes out clean.
- Serve warm or allow to cool and store in an airtight container.
Notes
- I used rapadura sugar which is why my loaf looks so dark. You can use any sugar but brown or raw would be best.
- Super Subs: other dried fruits you could try are sultanas, cranberries, apricots...anything really.
- A handful of nuts could easily be added to the recipe for a bit of crunch. Walnuts would be great with the dates.