Fig and Date Bread

Name: Fig and Date Bread
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking powder; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 237 milliliters chopped pitted dates; 237 milliliters chopped dried figs; 2 eggs; 177 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoons salt; 59 milliliters unsalted butter, softened; 118 milliliters chopped walnuts; 237 milliliters boiling water; 118 milliliters white sugar; 177 milliliters whole wheat flour

Fig and Date Bread requires around 1 hour and 20 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 684 calories, 13g of protein, and 24g of fat. Head to the store and pick up flour, baking soda, eggs, and a few other things to make it today. It works well as a budget friendly side dish. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Date Nut Bread, Date & fig bread, and Date Nut Bread.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8x4 inch baking pan.

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In a medium bowl, combine the dates, figs, butter and baking soda.

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Baking Soda

Butter

Dates

Figs

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Bowl

Pour in the boiling water, stir well and let stand for 15 minutes.

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Water

Beat the sugar, walnuts and eggs into the date mixture.

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Sugar

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Combine the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder and salt; stir into the date mixture just until blended.

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Dates

Salt

Pour batter into prepared pan.

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Bake in preheated oven for 55 to 65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

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