| | Angela Lansbury Walnut Date Bread 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1 scant cup of boiling water
1 cup of chopped pitted dates
2/3 cup of walnut pieces
1 cup of granulated sugar
1 egg yolk
1-3/4 cup of unbleached all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
Strawberry cream cheese, optional |
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Preheat oven to 325ºF. Place butter, baking soda, boiling water and dates into a heatproof mixing bowl. Let cool. Mix in walnuts, sugar, egg yolk, flour and vanilla. Generously oil a 5-by-9-inch loaf pan and dust with flour. Pour batter into pan. Bake in 325ºF. oven for 1 hour. Cool for 10 minutes and remove from pan onto rack to cool. Slice and serve with strawberry cream cheese and freshly brewed tea. Angela Lansbury at Hollywood.com |
