Date-walnut bread

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 200 g date(s), pitted
• 100 g walnuts, chopped
• 1 egg(s)
• 200 g sugar
• 300 g flour
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 packet of vanilla sugar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 225 ml water, hot
• 1 tsp baking powder

Instructions

Working time approx. 35 minutes; Rest time approx. 12 hours; Total time approx. 12 hours 35 minutes

pure, with butter or as a cake

Chop the pitted dates into small pieces. Sprinkle with baking soda and pour over the hot water, then stir. The dates need to soak for a few hours (I always do this overnight). Note: The baking soda softens the tough skin of the dates and makes them easier to digest. Preheat oven to 190°C. Whisk the egg until frothy, then add the sugar and vanilla sugar. Mix the flour with the baking powder and stir into the egg-sugar mixture. Gradually add the walnuts, dates (including any remaining water), and salt to the batter. Continue kneading for a few minutes. Grease a loaf pan or line it with baking paper. Pour in the batter and bake for about 1 hour on the second shelf from the bottom (do the toothpick test).