Date & Pistachio Loaf
Bake a fragrant treat with this zesty date and pistachio loaf. Packed with warm spices and orange, it's a simple, tasty tea-time win.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups pitted dates, chopped roughly
- 150 grams butter
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup homebrand plain flour
- 1 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoons nutmeg
- 1 teaspoons ground cardamon
- 1/2 cup milk
- 50 grams homebrand caster sugar
- 1 orange, zest and juice
- 1/2 teaspoons ground cloves
- 1/4 cup roasted pistachios, chopped roughly
- 1 1/2 cups pitted dates, chopped roughly
- 150 grams butter
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup homebrand plain flour
- 1 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoons nutmeg
- 1 teaspoons ground cardamon
- 1/2 cup milk
- 50 grams homebrand caster sugar
- 1 orange, zest and juice
- 1/2 teaspoons ground cloves
- 1/4 cup roasted pistachios, chopped roughly
- Step 1 of 6Preheat oven to 170°C. Lightly grease a 1 litre capacity loaf tin.
- Step 2 of 6Soak the dates in the zest and juice of the orange for 20 minutes. In the meantime, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Then add the eggs one at a time and mix well.
- Step 3 of 6Sift in the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom and cloves.
- Step 4 of 6Finally add the milk, the dates with the orange juice and zest and the pistachios to the batter.
- Step 5 of 6Spoon the mixture into the tin. Bake in the oven for 35 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
- Step 6 of 6Serve with Greek yogurt.
Method
- Step 1 of 6Preheat oven to 170°C. Lightly grease a 1 litre capacity loaf tin.
- Step 2 of 6Soak the dates in the zest and juice of the orange for 20 minutes. In the meantime, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Then add the eggs one at a time and mix well.
- Step 3 of 6Sift in the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom and cloves.
- Step 4 of 6Finally add the milk, the dates with the orange juice and zest and the pistachios to the batter.
- Step 5 of 6Spoon the mixture into the tin. Bake in the oven for 35 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
- Step 6 of 6Serve with Greek yogurt.
Method
- Step 1 of 6Preheat oven to 170°C. Lightly grease a 1 litre capacity loaf tin.
- Step 2 of 6Soak the dates in the zest and juice of the orange for 20 minutes. In the meantime, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Then add the eggs one at a time and mix well.
- Step 3 of 6Sift in the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom and cloves.
- Step 4 of 6Finally add the milk, the dates with the orange juice and zest and the pistachios to the batter.
- Step 5 of 6Spoon the mixture into the tin. Bake in the oven for 35 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
- Step 6 of 6Serve with Greek yogurt.