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Grandma Kirschner’s Date Nut Bread
Dense and sweet, this tea cake is delicious without a spread.
Ingredients
- 8 oz pitted, dried dates
- 3/4 cup chopped walnuts or hazelnuts
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup boiling water
- 2 cups white flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 egg whites
- Non-fat cooking spray
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350F (176.6C). Prepare a loaf pan by spraying with non-fat spray. Coarsely chop dates and combine with nuts and raisins in a bowl. Sprinkle baking soda over this mixture. Pour boiling water over the contents of the bowl. Cover and set aside while mixing the rest of the ingredients.
- Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and egg whites in another bowl and mix well. Add first bowl's ingredients to second bowl and mix well. Turn into prepared loaf pan and bake for 1 hour. Let cool before slicing.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 214
Calories from Fat 32 (15%)
(6%)Total Fat 4g
(2%)Saturated Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
(0%)Cholesterol 0mg
(5%)Sodium 110mg
(6%)Potassium 224mg
Total Carbohydrate 44g
(8%)Dietary Fiber 2g
Sugars 28g
Sugar Alcohols 0g
(7%)Protein 3g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Nutrition facts are calculated by a food expert using nutritional values provided by the USDA for common products used as recipe ingredients. Actual nutritional values may differ depending on the amounts or products used and can be affected by cooking methods.
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