Date, Walnut And Linseed Bread

Ingredients

• ¼ cup butter
• 1 cup dates pitted and chopped
• 2 tablespoons molasses
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup cake flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• ¼ cup chopped walnuts
• 2 tablespoons linseeds

Preparation

1. preheat the oven to 180 °c and grease a loaf pan.
2. place the butter, dates , molasses and water in a saucepan over medium heat. stir until the butter and molasses have melted. remove and set aside.
3. in a large bowl, sift the flours, salt. add the sugar and make a well in the center of the dry mixture, add the eggs and vanilla essence.
4. pour in the wet ingredients and mix well. add the walnuts and linseeds.
5. add the mixture to the loaf pan and bake for 30-40 minutes. remove and cool.