Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
  • 1/3 cup tahini (sesame paste)
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup plain yogurt
  • 1/2 cup chopped dates
  • 1/2 cup chopped pistachio nut
  • 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate (broken into small chunks)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • In a small bowl combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. In a large electric mixer bowl cream together the tahini and brown sugar; add the egg and beat until smooth.
  • Now add the flour mixture and yoghurt alternately, beating well after each addition, ending with youghurt. Add the vanilla and beat until smooth.
  • Add the Pistachios, dates, and bittersweet chocolate chunks and mix until well blended.
  • Turn ito a greased and floured loaf pan and bake for about an hour at 350°F or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes and then turn out onto wire rack to cool completely.