Name: Date Nut Bread
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8 slices
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb dates; 2 tbsp butter; 2 tsp baking soda; 1 cup boiling water; ½ tsp vanilla; 1 cup sugar; 2 cup flour; 1 egg; ½ cup chopped walnuts

This bread is easy and uses a unique method- you don’t need a stand mixer or anything fancy- just a tea kettle! Yep… we’re going to use some boiling water to help soften and plump the dates, as well as activate the baking soda.

Date Nut Bread- my grandmas secret recipe for the most delicious bread ever!

At Ajpal, I add lots of tips in all of my recipes – because I am a home cook without any formal training, and I find I am more confident making dishes when I understand why it works, and what each ingredient means to the flavor of a recipe. My goal is for even the most beginner home cook to feel empowered in the kitchen.

How to Make Quick and Easy Date Nut Bread

First assemble the following ingredients:

1 lb dates
2 tbsp butter
2 tsp baking soda
1 cup boiling water
½ tsp vanilla
1 cup sugar
2 cup flour
1 egg
½ cup chopped walnuts

Next use this Methods

Heat Dates

First, you’ll mix the dates and baking soda and pour hot water over- let them sit until cool. This is to activate the dates and baking soda. It’s a little bit of an odd step, but it produces easy results every time.

A bowl of Date Nut Bread batter with a wooden spoon.

Mix

Mix ingredients and stir. Mixture will be slightly thick- not too runny. Don’t add any additional water unless you absolutely cannot incorporate all of the ingredients in without it. This bread is quite gooey on it’s own- adding too much water will make it a little unstable!

Bake

I like to cook it in a well-greased bundt pan- but you can also bake it in a loaf pan, muffin tins, or even a springform cake pan! I like to top warm bread out of the oven with a little powdered sugar sprinkled over it.

Tips and Tricks for Date Nut Bread

Gooey – I personally prefer to have my date nut bread slightly undercooked- just a touch gooey- but my husband likes it done the full 45 minutes.

Morning Snack –This bread is delicious for breakfast, smeared with butter or cream cheese- or just by itself. It’s so good, you’ll find yourself ready for another piece right away!