Mummy’s Tea Bread Recipe

Directions

Ingredients :

1 ½ cups chopped pitted dates

1 ½ cups white sugar

1 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons butter

1 ½ cups boiling water

1 egg, lightly beaten

2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon cream of tartar

1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

1 cup chopped walnuts (Optional)

Methods :

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour 9×5 inch loaf pan.

Step 2

Place the dates, sugar, salt, and butter into a bowl, and pour in the boiling water. Stir together and set aside to cool. Once cool, mix in the egg.

Step 3

Stir the flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar together in a bowl. Pour the raisin mixture over the flour mixture, and stir together until thoroughly combined. Mix in the vanilla extract and, if desired, walnuts. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.

Step 4

Bake in preheated oven until knife inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes before turning out onto a rack to cool completely. Wrap in aluminum foil and store in the refrigerator.