Best Grandmas Date Nut Bread Recipes

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GRANDMA'S DATE NUT BREAD



Grandma's Date Nut Bread image

I ate this every Christmas as a kid growing up, it was my Grandmothers recipe. I still love this bread, and now I make it every year in memory of her, and my mother.

Provided by Rich Viveiros

Categories     Sweet Breads

Time 1h20m

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 c sugar
1 Tbsp butter, cold
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 3/4 c flour
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 c hot or boiling water
1/2 c chopped walnuts
1 pkg dates (unseeded - no pits) fresh or boxed
3 to 4 medium figs (optional)
1 c seedless raisins

Steps:

  • 1. Pour Water over Dates, Sugar and Butter. Add Vanilla, then Flour. Finally, add walnuts and remaining ingrediants to bowl. Mix till thick (like cake batter). Grease pans, pour batter into pans and place in oven for 1 hour (60 Mins) or until knife slides out of center of bread clean.

GRANDMA'S DATE-NUT BREAD



Grandma's Date-Nut Bread image

This is the recipe for date-nut bread that my grandmother always made around Christmas time. Definitely a family favorite! For best results don't use a glass pan.

Provided by Suzanne

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes     Fruit Bread Recipes

Time 1h30m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 13

½ cup raisins
1 ½ cups boiling water
2 teaspoons butter, or as needed
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup chopped pitted dates
7 pitted prunes, chopped
¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg, well-beaten
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped walnuts

Steps:

  • Put raisins in a bowl. Pour boiling water over raisins; soak until raisins have flavored the water, about 20 minutes. Drain raisins, reserving the water. Discard raisins.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a loaf pan with butter.
  • Bring reserved water to a boil in a small saucepan. Measure 3/4 cup boiling water into a bowl. Stir baking soda into water.
  • Put dates and prunes in a large bowl. Pour baking soda-water over dates and prunes; add unsalted butter and stir until melted. Stir sugar and vanilla extract into the fruit mixture; let cool to room temperature.
  • Stir egg into the fruit mixture to evenly coat. Mix flour and salt together in a small bowl; add to fruit mixture and stir. Fold walnuts into the mixture and pour into the prepared loaf pan.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 to 65 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 305.8 calories, Carbohydrate 49 g, Cholesterol 27.5 mg, Fat 11.6 g, Fiber 2.7 g, Protein 4.6 g, SaturatedFat 3.6 g, Sodium 215.5 mg, Sugar 30.5 g

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