By Alex Bray...
Claimed by J.Salmon to be a specialty of Kent.
Original Receipt from the 'Be-Ro' flour cookbook.Date & Walnut Loaf
12 slices
8 oz dates
pinch bicarbonate of soda
¼ pint boiling water
3 oz margarine
3 oz caster sugar
1 medium egg, beaten
8 oz Be-Ro Self Raising Flour
3 oz walnuts, chopped
1 Heat oven to 180ºC, 350ºF, Gas Mark 4. Grease and line the base of a 1 kg (2 lb loaf tin.
2 Chop the dates, add the bicarbonate of soda and pour the boiling water over them.
3 Cream the margarine and sugar, beat in the egg.
4 Stir in the flour and nuts, and lastly the dates.
5 Place mixture evenly in the tin. Bake for about 1¼ hours until firm.