Chocolate Date Loaf I

This bread 's date flavors gain depth and complexity with melted chocolate chips. Best made a day ahead.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 256 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup dates, pitted and chopped
• ¼ cup butter, melted
• ¾ cup boiling water
• ¾ cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine chopped dates, boiling water, and soda. Stir, and allow to cool.

Step 2

Whisk together flour, baking powder, and nuts.

Step 3

In a large mixing bowl, beat together egg, salt, sugar, and vanilla. Blend together melted chocolate and melted butter or margarine; stir into batter. Stir in date mixture. Add flour mixture, and stir to mix. Scrape into a greased 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.

Step 4

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour, or until it tests done. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove from pan.