Date And Walnut Loaf

• 4 tablespoons Flora Cuisine or 55g Flora Buttery
• 1 1/8 cups dates chopped
• 6 2/3 tablespoons vanilla sugar
• 6 2/3 tablespoons caster sugar and
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 6 3/8 tablespoons walnuts chopped
• 1 egg medium, beaten
• 1 3/4 cups self raising flour sieved
• icing sugar to dredge
• walnut halves
• jam A little, to secure

1. Place the Flora, dates, sugar and bicarbonate of soda in a bowl.
2. Pour boiling water over the contents of the bowl. Allow to cool a little.
3. Add chopped walnuts, beaten egg and flour, and mix well together.
4. Pour into a greased, greaseproof-lined 900g (2lb) loaf tin.
5. Bake on the middle shelf of a preheated very moderate oven 160u0b0C, 150u0b0C fan, gas mark 3 for approximately 11/4-11/2 hours.
6. Leave the loaf in the tin for 10-15 minutes before turning out and removing paper. Cool on a wire tray.
7. Dredge with icing sugar and decorate with walnut halves, secured with a little jam before serving.

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Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Date-And-Walnut-Loaf-378901 (may not work)