Fig and Date Nut Bread

Fig and Date Nut Bread is an easy quick bread recipe that takes just a few minutes to mix together. This sweet bread is delicious for breakfast, a quick snack or even dessert!

Looking for more easy quick bread recipes? Try my Chocolate Pumpkin Bread or this Easy One Bowl Banana Bread Recipe.

This Is One Of My Favorite Quick Bread Recipes 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Hope you had a terrific night ringing in 2013!

I know, I know. I have posted 3 days in a row. Are you tired of me, yet? 😛

I had to make this Fig, Date and Nut Loaf, or as we call it, Turte. It’s for my dear friend, Lora, The Cake Duchess, and her bread-baby, #TwelveLoaves.

Lora started Twelve Loaves to inspire us all to start baking bread at home. Of course it’s easier to just stop at the store and get a loaf, but nothing tastes better than homemade. Nothing. I wish I could be like my Baba and start kneading that dough day in and day out, but I’m not. I would rather make macarons or brownies.

But quick breads are a different thing, entirely. I make them all the time.

I made this delicious Loaf for my baby’s first tooth. You see, in our culture everything is celebrated with food. Then again, that’s in every culture, right?

In this case, for a baby’s first tooth, the Mommy has to make a sweet bread called, Turte (Toor-teh). That Turte symbolizes The New Testament —a gift of God to humankind—with the symbolism of wheat. Others also believe that the Turte will bring good luck, strong teeth, and the baby will grow to be a nice, sweet individual. 😀

Interesting, isn’t it? I love it!

I hope you have a few minutes to whip up this sweet bread; it takes about 10 minutes to prep, the rest is up to the oven.

In the meantime, scroll to the bottom of this post and visit all the talented #TwelveLoaves participants!

ENJOY!

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Fig and Date Nut Bread

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

1 hr

Cooling Time

1 min

Total Time

2 hrs 15 mins

 

Servings: 12 slices

Author: Katerina | Diethood

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped pitted dates
• 1 cup chopped dried figs
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
2. Grease and flour a loaf pan; shake off excess flour. Set aside.
3. In a large mixing bowl, combine dates, figs, butter, and baking soda; pour in the boiling water, stir until combined and set aside for 15 minutes.
4. Using a whisk, beat sugar, walnuts, and eggs into the date mixture; set aside.
5. In a separate bowl, whisk together all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt.
6. Add flour mixture to the date mixture and whisk until incorporated.
7. Transfer batter to previously prepared loaf pan.
8. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
9. Remove from oven and place the loaf pan over a wire rack; let stand 15 minutes.
10. Turn over the pan and turn out the bread; let cool completely.
11. Cut and serve.