Ingredients
12 servings
- •½ cup chopped walnuts
- •1 cup dates, pitted and chopped
- •1 cup chopped dried figs
- •¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
- •1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- •1 cup boiling water
- •½ cup white sugar
- •2 large eggs, room temperature
- •¾ cup all-purpose flour
- •¾ cup whole wheat flour
- •½ teaspoon salt
- •½ teaspoon baking powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8x4-inch loaf pan.
- Spread walnuts onto a baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until toasted and fragrant, 5 to 10 minutes. Set aside to cool.
- Mix dates, figs, butter, and baking soda together in a bowl. Pour boiling water over the date mixture. Let sit for figs to slightly rehydrate, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Stir sugar, walnuts, and eggs into date mixture. Whisk all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, salt, and baking soda together in a separate bowl. Stir flour mixture into date mixture until batter is just combined. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 55 to 65 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
Nutritional Facts
Per 12 servings
- Calories: 241
- Carbohydrate: 41g
- Fat: 8g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 5g
- Sugar: 25g