Orange Date Bread
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 1 hour + cooling
YIELD: 32 servings.
I loved visiting my aunt—she was an excellent baker, and her kitchen always smelled great. With her inspiration, I now bake this moist yummy bread every holiday season. Christmas wouldn't be the same without it.
—Joann Wolfe, Sunland, California
Ingredients
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1 cup butter, softened
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2 cups sugar
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3 large eggs, beaten
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4 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 teaspoon salt
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1-1/3 cups buttermilk
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1 cup chopped walnuts
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1 cup chopped dates
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1 tablespoon grated orange zest
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GLAZE
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1/4 cup orange juice
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1/2 cup sugar
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2 tablespoons grated orange zest
Directions
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1.
In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs; mix well. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Fold in walnuts, dates and orange zest. Pour into two greased and floured 8x4-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 60-65 minutes or until done. Combine glaze ingredients; spoon half over hot bread. Cool for 10 minutes. Remove from pans; spoon remaining glaze over bread.
Nutrition Facts
1 slice: 219 calories, 9g fat (4g saturated fat), 36mg cholesterol, 188mg sodium, 33g carbohydrate (20g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.
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