Date Nut Bread

By sheilaolim

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup toasted chopped walnuts
• 1 cup chopped dates
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly grease 9 × 5-inch loaf pan; set aside.
2 Combine flour, light brown sugar, baking powder and salt in large bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
3 Add the chopped walnuts and the chopped dates to flour mixture; stir until coated. Beat milk, egg and lemon zest in small bowl with fork. Add to flour mixture; stir until moistened. Pour batter into prepared pan.
4 Bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 45 to 50 minutes. Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Remove from pan and let bread cool completely on a wire rack.