Walnut Date Bread is a rich, dense, moist, and nutty quick bread. It is as well suited for the solar oven and for the Dutch oven as it is the kitchen oven.
Author: Merry Bevill
Recipe type: Bread
Cuisine: American
Serves: 16
Ingredients
1½ cups chopped dates
1½ cups hot water
2 TBSP butter
2¼ cups all-purpose flour
1½ cups sugar
¾ - 1 cup chopped walnuts
1½ tsp baking soda
1½ tsp salt
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1½ tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
Pre-heat the solar oven while preparing the ingredients.
In a bowl, combine the dates, butter and hot water. Let sit for 5 minutes to soften the dates.
In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt. Stir to mix.
In a small bowl, combine the eggs, and vanilla. Lightly beat the eggs.
Gently add the egg mixture to the dry ingredients.
Add the dates, butter, and hot water mixture to the flour and eggs.
Add the walnuts to the mixture.
Gently stir the batter until all is mixed and moistened.
Pour the batter into 2 8"x4" loaf pans.
Bake in the pre-heated solar oven until a toothpick comes out clean.
Notes
The time needed to cook will vary depending on several factors, including the type of oven being used, the temperature of the oven, and how dedicated you are to keeping the solar oven focused into the sun.
My bread baked for 1 hour 15 minutes at a temperature of 300° F.
To bake in the kitchen, bake at 375 °F for 45 - 50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Recipe by Sunshine On My Shoulder Solar Cooking Guide at https://www.sunshineonmyshoulder.com/walnut-date-bread-recipe-solar-cooking/