Date Nut Bread (DF)

 

I LOVED Mom's Date Nut Bread.   Mom's Date Nut Bread and Pecan Pie were my favorites at our Thanksgiving dinner.  It has been 15 to 20 years since I have had Mom's Date Nut Bread or Pecan Pie.  

I recently found Mom's Date Nut Bread recipe and thought I would take a shot of making a Daniel Fast version of the bread.  

Make this bread the day before, the flavor is MUCH better the next day.  

This bread freezes REALLY well.   I put about 1/4 of the loaf in the freezer and took it out about 1 week later, put it in the fridge to thaw, and it tasted GREAT when I ate it !!!  This bread also tastes REALLY good warmed up in the microwave a few seconds !

Ingredients:

1 heaping cup dates, chopped
1 and 1/2 cups boiling water

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1 and 1/2 Tbsp unsweetened applesauce

1 flax egg (1 Tbsp Ground Flaxseed + 3 Tbsp water - let sit until thickened)

1/2 tsp salt (scant 1/2 tsp)

2 and 1/2 cups whole wheat flour (I use Bob's Red Mill Whole Wheat Flour )

1/4 tsp baking powder

2 tsp baking soda

2 tsp vanilla extract

1 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped

2 medium to large very ripe bananas, mashed

Directions:

In a medium to large bowl, pour boiling water over chopped dates and let sit for at least 15 minutes.  Then take a fork and slightly mash the dates.

Add all the rest of the ingredients and mix until combined.

Pour into a loaf pan and bake at 350 degrees for 45 - 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.