Date Bread
Total Time: 1 1⁄2 hoursYield: 8 Servings
Source: livetosweet.com
Category: Bread
Ingredients
2 cups Dates (coarsely chopped, medjool, 10 oz.)1⁄3 cup Orange Liqueur
2 cups Flour
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
1⁄2 teaspoon Baking Soda
2 teaspoons Cinnamon
1 teaspoon Nutmeg
1⁄4 teaspoon Cloves
1⁄2 teaspoon Salt
1⁄2 cup Unsalted Butter (room temperature)
3⁄4 cups Brown Sugar
1 whole Egg
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 tablespoon Orange Zest
3⁄4 cups Orange Juice
1 tablespoon Turbinado Sugar
Directions
- Combine the dates and orange liqueur in a small bowl. Set aside for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Grease a 8 1/2"x 4 1/2"x 4 1/2" loaf pan and set aside. In a medium bowl, combine the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices, and salt) with a whisk. Set aside. Preheat the oven to 350° F.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine butter and brown sugar. Beat until light and fluffy. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the egg, vanilla extract, and orange zest and mix to combine. Scrape down the sides of the bowl again.
- With the mixer running on low, add half the dry ingredients, followed by the orange juice, then the remaining dry ingredients. Mix until just incorporated, then fold in the date/orange liqueur mixture. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and sprinkle the top with turbinado sugar.
- Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool bread in the pan for about 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely. Enjoy!