Name: Apple and Date Loaf
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 1 loaf
Cuisine: Australian, New Zealand
Ingredients: 1 cup dried dates, chopped; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 380 g apples (from a tin); 2 tablespoons crystallized ginger, chopped finely; 2 teaspoons ground ginger; 1/4 cup boiling water; 2 tablespoons butter, softened; 3/4 cup caster sugar; 1 egg; 2 cups self raising flour, sifted

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Apple and Date Loaf

At a Glance

Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 1 hour
Total: 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 1 loaf

Dietary

Vegetarian

Allergens

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Milk
Egg

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Equipment

Bowl, loaf tin, oven, cake rack, skewer

Ingredients

1 cup dried dates, chopped
1 teaspoon baking soda
380 g apples (from a tin)
2 tablespoons crystallized ginger, chopped finely
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1/4 cup boiling water
2 tablespoons butter, softened
3/4 cup caster sugar
1 egg
2 cups self raising flour, sifted

Instructions

Preheat oven to 180°C.
In a bowl put the dates, baking soda, apple, crystallised ginger, ground ginger and boiling water, stir well.
In another bowl mix the butter and sugar together and then beat in the egg. Gradually blend in the date mixture and sifted flour.
Spoon into a greased and floured loaf tin. Bake for 1 hour or until the loaf is cooked when tested with a skewer.
Cool in the tin for 10 minutes before transferring to a cake rack to cool.

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