Sweet 'n' Savory Date Loaves
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
-
3 mini-loaves
- Serves:
- 15
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 cups apricot nectar
- 1 1⁄2 cups dates, chopped
- 1⁄2 cup dried apricot, chopped
- 1 tablespoon orange zest, minced
- 1 1⁄4 teaspoons dried rosemary, crushed
- 1⁄4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1⁄3 cup evaporated milk
- 2 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F, then grease three 5.75"x3" loaf pans.
- In a large saucepan, bring apricot nectar, dates & apricots to a boil, then reduce heat & cover, simmering for 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat, stir in the zest & rosemary & cool for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl & with an electric mixer, cream the butter & sugar until light & fluffy, then beat in the egg & milk.
- In another bowl, whisk together the flour & baking soda, then, when the date mixture has cooled enough, add the flour mixture to the creamed butter mixture alternately with the date mixture.
- Pour into the three prepared loaf pans & bake 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
- Cool in the pans on a wire rack for 10 minutes before removing the loaves from the pans & putting them upright on the wire rack to cool even more.
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