| Date and Walnut Loaf |
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¾
cup of boiling water
One cup of cooking dates, de-stoned
and chopped
One teaspoon baking soda/bicarbonate
of soda
4 ounces/125g/one stick margarine
4 ounces/125g/¾ cup sugar
One egg
½ lb/250g/two
cups plain flour
Half a cup broken walnuts
Few drops vanilla essence |
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| method: |
Pour the boiling water over
the dates and baking soda and
allow to stand. Beat the margarine
and sugar together, then add
the egg and then the flour and
mix well. Stir in the dates
and the liquid, add a few drops
of vanilla essence and mix well.
Bake in a greased and lined
loaf tin in a pre-heated oven
for an hour at 325F/170C/Gas
Mark 3.
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is a popular cake in tea rooms around
Scotland which provide "home baking".
The ingredients below will make a large
loaf - you can divide into two smaller
cake tins and bake for a slightly shorter
time. |
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