Date and walnut loaf
6
Points®
Total time: 1 hr 25 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 1 hr 10 min • Serves: 12 • Difficulty: Easy
Who can resist a slice of this incredibly delicious old-fashioned favourite? It’s quick and easy to make, packed with dried fruit and perfect served with a pot of tea.
Ingredients
White self-raising flour
2 cup(s), (300g)
Bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp
Ground cinnamon
1 tsp
Dried apricots
½ cup(s), chopped (75g)
Fresh dates
½ cup(s), pitted, chopped, (115g)
Walnuts
⅓ cup(s), chopped (35g)
Caster sugar
⅓ cup(s), (75g)
Skim milk
¾ cup(s), (185ml)
Egg(s)
2 medium
99% fat-free, plain or natural yoghurt, unsweetened
1¼ cup(s), (300g)
Instructions
1
Preheat oven to 160°C. Lightly spray a 11 cm x 25 cm (top measurement) x 7.5 cm deep loaf tin with oil. Line base and sides with baking paper, extending paper 3 cm above edge of tin.
2
Sift flour, bicarbonate of soda and cinnamon into a large bowl. Stir in apricots, dates, walnuts and sugar.
3
Whisk milk, eggs and yoghurt in a bowl. Add milk mixture to date mixture and stir until combined. Pour into prepared tin.
4
Bake for 1 hour 10 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Stand loaf in tin for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack. Serve warm or cooled.
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