Mummy'S Tea Bread
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups chopped pitted dates ⓘ
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons butter ⓘ
- 1 1/2 cups boiling water ⓘ
- 1 egg, lightly beaten ⓘ
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon baking soda ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar ⓘ
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract ⓘ
- 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional) ⓘ
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour 9x5 inch loaf pan.
- Place the dates, sugar, salt, and butter into a bowl, and pour in the boiling water. Stir together and set aside to cool. Once cool, mix in the egg.
- Stir the flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar together in a bowl. Pour the raisin mixture over the flour mixture, and stir together until thoroughly combined. Mix in the vanilla extract and, if desired, walnuts. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
- Bake in preheated oven until knife inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes before turning out onto a rack to cool completely. Wrap in aluminum foil and store in the refrigerator.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
904
kcal
45% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).