Chocolate Date Loaf

Total Time

1 Hour 25 Minutes

Servings

12

Ingredients

• 1 cup dates, pitted and chopped
• 3/4 cup boiling water
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup plain chocolate chips, melted
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 3/4 cups plain flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Instructions

1. Combine chopped dates, boiling water, and soda. Stir, and allow to cool.
2. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and nuts.
3. In a large mixing bowl, beat together egg, salt, sugar, and vanilla. Blend together melted chocolate and melted butter or margarine; stir into batter. Stir in date mixture. Add flour mixture, and stir to mix. Scrape into a greased 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
4. Bake at 175°C for 1 hour, or until it tests done. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove from pan.