My new keyboard is
here!!! All spill proof and all!! Just love the feel of typing on brand new
bouncy keys :-)
This recipe is
adapted from one of my Mom’s old recipe books – ‘Scones, Muffins and Teacakes’.
Sorry, I don’t have step by step photos of this one; I was in a bit of a hurry
and it was quite cloudy too ;-)
What you’ll need:
1.5 cups plain
flour (you can use whole wheat)
2 tsp baking powder
A pinch of salt
62 g butter
½ cup brown sugar
1 egg
150 ml milk
¾ cup chopped dates
½ cup chopped
walnuts
What you’re going
to do:
1. Sift the flour,
baking powder and salt till well combined.
2. Preheat the oven
to 180 degrees Celsius.
3. Put butter and
sugar in a bowl. Beat well till light and creamy.
4. Add the egg and
whisk well.
5. Add the milk,
dates and nuts and beat slightly till well mixed.
6. Fold flour in
with a light hand. You get a batter that is not too runny.
7. Pour your batter
into a greased rectangular loaf tin and bake in the preheated oven for about 20
- 25 minutes.
8. Let the cake
cool in the tin for a couple of minutes, then take it out and cool it
completely on a wire rack. Cut into slices and eat simply or with butter!!!