Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2012

Tasty recipe easy to follow. Husband loves it!

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BerniceV.

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Tucson, Arizona, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2011

This is my new all time favorite holiday bread recipe. So delicious and takes me back to fond childhood memories of wonderful date nut bread served at a lovely tea room my mom used to take to lunch sometimes. They served it with cream cheese spread which goes really well with this bread. Such a quick and easy recipe and really delicious! I highly recommend it. I think even if you aren't a big date fan, you'll love this bread. Freezes really well and great for gift giving. I make it in mini loaf pans. I split the batter in half before adding the nuts and put walnuts in one half and pecans in the other half.

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sbenjamin2

Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2011

Best date nut bread I've ever made! Rich, moist, and delicious. I substituted walnuts for pecans because that's what I had on hand. No doubt I'll be making this regularly. Thanks so much for sharing this recipe!

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Roseann C.

Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2011

ok but a little dry

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Mary S

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2011

This is the dark date bread that I remember from my childhood. It is also very similar to a bread that my neice used to make. (but she guarded that recipe from everyone!) So glad I tried it. The coffee gives it that extra something and makes it the dark color I remember. Going to make this for our cookie/candy/bake sale at church next month!

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scooter2

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: South Bend, Indiana, USA

Living In: Canton, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 22, 2011

This is a great recipe. To make it even better, make a brandy sauce and pour it over the cake/muffins when they come out of the oven. This is great for Thanksgiving, Christmas or a special occasion. Serve with clotted cream. Sauce: 1 1/4 cup soft brown sugar 1 tablespoon butter 3/4 cup water 1 cinnamon stick 1 teaspoon vanilla essence Pinch of salt 1/2 cup brandy Method: Heat the butter, sugar and water and stir until the sugar disolves. Increase heat and boil for 1 minute and add the cinnamon stick. Remove the mixture from the stove and stir in the brandy, vanilla and salt. Leave to infuse while the cake is baking. When the cake is baked, remove the cinnamon stick from the syrup and pour over the pudding.

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anneshie

Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2010

This is a wonderful holiday bread recipe. Except for the dates, all the ingredients are those you usually have on hand. Easy to prepare, great for a last minute take-to gathering!

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carmalex

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Sep. 12, 2010

Tasty! I made a few changes to "healthify" it. I used 1/3 cup brown sugar (I wanted it to be bread rather than cake), 1/4 cup applesauce in place of butter, raisins instead of dates, 3/4 cup whole wheat flour and 1/4 cup white flour, and added in a drizzle of honey and lots of ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and other "gingerbread" spices to taste. The result was delightfully gingerbready! Next time I will leave it in for less than an hour so it is a little less dry, and use less salt.

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Margy

Reviewed: Aug. 5, 2010

Very good. I made it vegan by using earth balance spread and 1/4 cup applesauce + 1/2 tsp extra baking soda in place of the butter and egg. I also used date sugar (ground dehydrated dates), whole wheat flour, and stovetop-brewed "cowboy" coffee with great results.

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bayi

Reviewed: Jul. 18, 2010

I reduced the sugar to 1/3 c soft brown sugar because I read some reviews saying this was quite sweet and wanted something not too sweet. Its taste is great because the coffee comes through and it is not too sweet, but the texture was very tough on the day. It was great the next day though. I may have over-mixed, or maybe it was because I used margarine. I also did not find it as moist as everyone else. I may make it exactly as per the recipe and give it one more shot (got lots of dates at home at the moment and would like something healthy, not puddings)!

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