Bran Date Bread
Yield
12 servingsPrep
30 minCook
60 minReady
90 minLow in Saturated Fat, Trans-fat Free, Good source of fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ¼ | cups |
all-purpose flour
sifted |
|
| 1 ½ | teaspoons |
baking powder
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| ½ | cup |
sourdough starter
active |
* |
| ¾ | cup |
buttermilk
or sour milk |
|
| 1 | cup |
dates
finely chopped pitted |
|
| 1 | cup |
all-bran cereal
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
lemon zest
grated zest only |
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
beaten |
|
| ¼ | cup |
vegetable oil
|
|
| ¾ | cup |
brown sugar
firmly packed |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 296 | ml |
all-purpose flour
sifted |
|
| 7.5 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 118 | ml |
sourdough starter
active |
* |
| 177 | ml |
buttermilk
or sour milk |
|
| 237 | ml |
dates
finely chopped pitted |
|
| 237 | ml |
all-bran cereal
|
|
| 5 | ml |
lemon zest
grated zest only |
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
beaten |
|
| 59 | ml |
vegetable oil
|
|
| 177 | ml |
brown sugar
firmly packed |
*
|
Directions
Sift dry ingredients together.
Dust dates with 1 tablespoon flour mixture, then add to the bowl.
Then add the brown sugar, all bran, and grated lemon peel.
Combine ¾ cu buttermilk, 2 beaten eggs, ¼ cup vegetable oil.
Add all once to flour mixture with the sourdough starter, stirring until well moistened.
Pour into greased or waxpaper lined loaf pan about 9 x 5-inches.
Bake at 350℉ (180℃) for 1 hour.
Allow to stand 10 minutes in pan and then remove from pan and cool until cold.
Wrap in plastic wrap or foil and place in Refrigerator.
Use cream cheese or home made butter on this bread for an out of this world taste.
