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Cuisine dates vanilla sugar caster sugar vanilla essence bicarbonate of soda boiling water walnuts egg flour sieved icing sugar walnut halves A little
Viewed: 37 - Published at: 3 years agoIngredients
- 4 tablespoons Flora Cuisine or 55g Flora Buttery
- 1 1/8 cups dates chopped
- 6 2/3 tablespoons vanilla sugar
- 6 2/3 tablespoons caster sugar and
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1/2 cup boiling water
- 6 3/8 tablespoons walnuts chopped
- 1 egg medium, beaten
- 1 3/4 cups self raising flour sieved
- icing sugar to dredge
- walnut halves
- jam A little, to secure
Method
- Place the Flora, dates, sugar and bicarbonate of soda in a bowl.
- Pour boiling water over the contents of the bowl. Allow to cool a little.
- Add chopped walnuts, beaten egg and flour, and mix well together.
- Pour into a greased, greaseproof-lined 900g (2lb) loaf tin.
- Bake on the middle shelf of a preheated very moderate oven 160°C, 150°C fan, gas mark 3 for approximately 11/4-11/2 hours.
- Leave the loaf in the tin for 10-15 minutes before turning out and removing paper. Cool on a wire tray.
- Dredge with icing sugar and decorate with walnut halves, secured with a little jam before serving.
