Best Date Nut Bread Pre 1940s Recipes

VINTAGE RECIPE: GRANDMOTHER'S DATE BREAD

Steps:

• Pour 1 cup water into a small pot and bring to a boil.
• Once boiling, stir in dates, soda, and butter.
• Reduce heat, and simmer until dates are very soft, about 20 minutes.
• Use a fork to mash date mixture into a paste. It does not need to be perfectly smooth. Set aside to cool.
• Combine flour, baking powder and raisins in a separate bowl.
• When dates have cooled, stir in beaten egg and ½ cup hot water.
• Add flour to date mixture and stir until combined.
• Pour into well-greased 6.5" x 4" x 2" loaf pan and bake at 325 degrees for 45 - 60 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
• Turn out onto a wire rack to cool.
• A standard-sized loaf pan can also be used, but will create a flat loaf. Bake for 35 - 40 minutes.

DATE NUT SPICE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter the bottom of an 8 1/2 by 4 1/2 by 2 1/2-inch loaf pan. Line the bottom with parchment paper, then butter and flour the pan.
• Combine the dates and orange liqueur in a small bowl and set aside for 30 minutes. Stir occasionally.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and brown sugar together on medium speed for 1 minute. Scrape down the bowl. With the mixer on low, add the egg, vanilla, and orange zest. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt. With the mixer still on low, add the flour mixture alternately with the orange juice to the creamed mixture, beating only until combined. By hand, stir in the dates with their liquid, and the pecans.
• Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
• Meanwhile, in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the cream cheese, sugar, and orange zest on medium speed until just combined.
• Slice the bread and serve with the orange cream cheese on the side for spreading.

DATE NUT BREAD (PRE-1940'S)

Steps:

• Beat eggs add sugar.
• Add nut meats broken and dates cut in pieces.
• Sift dry ingredients together and add alternately with milk to first mixture.
• Turn into greased pan.
• Bka e350 degrees for 45 minutes.

GRANDMA'S DATE-NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Put raisins in a bowl. Pour boiling water over raisins; soak until raisins have flavored the water, about 20 minutes. Drain raisins, reserving the water. Discard raisins.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a loaf pan with butter.
• Bring reserved water to a boil in a small saucepan. Measure 3/4 cup boiling water into a bowl. Stir baking soda into water.
• Put dates and prunes in a large bowl. Pour baking soda-water over dates and prunes; add unsalted butter and stir until melted. Stir sugar and vanilla extract into the fruit mixture; let cool to room temperature.
• Stir egg into the fruit mixture to evenly coat. Mix flour and salt together in a small bowl; add to fruit mixture and stir. Fold walnuts into the mixture and pour into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 to 65 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

DATE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Combine baking soda with the boiling water. Soak the dates in the water and baking soda solution for 30 minutes.
• Cream sugar and butter together. Add eggs, vanilla, dates, nuts, flour, and salt.
• Divide batter equally between two 9 x 5 (or 8 1/2 x 4 1/2) inch greased loaf pans. Bake 1 hour at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) (or until loaf tests done). Can be frozen when cool.

MOIST DATE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees F). Grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a medium bowl, combine the dates and butter. Pour boiling water over them, and let stand until cool.
• When the dates have cooled, stir the mixture to break up any clumps. Mix in the brown sugar and egg until well blended. Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt; stir into the date mixture until just blended. Stir in walnuts. Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 50 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a wooden pick inserted into the center comes out clean.

1947 DATE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Combine the first three ingredients in a bowl, cover and let cool.
• Grease a loaf pan.
• Sift dry ingredients together.
• Beat sugar and egg together and add to dates, alternatively with the sifted ingredients.
• Dredge nuts in a small amount of flour and stir into batter.
• Pour into prepared pan, let rise for 20 minutes.
• While batter is rising, preheat oven to 325°F.
• Bake for 50 to 60 minutes.
• Turn out onto cooling rack to cool.
• Serve sliced very thin for sandwiches, spread with cream cheese or butter.

GREAT NANA'S SECRET INGREDIENT DATE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8x4 inch loaf pans, or line with parchment paper.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a bowl, and set aside. In a large bowl, mix together the sugar and shortening. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Toss the walnuts and dates with the dry ingredients, and stir into the sugar mixture alternately with the hot coffee. Divide the batter evenly between the two loaf pans.
• Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.