Monika's Black Tea and Date Bread

• 80 grams butter + some to grease a loaf pan
• 200 grams dates dried, pits removed, chopped finely
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest 1 lemon needed
• 200 millilitres black tea hot
• 130 grams sugar or brown sugar
• 2 each eggs medium
• 250 grams flour, spelt or all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 50 grams walnuts minced, save few whole walnuts for topping
• 5 tablespoons bread crumbs

1. 1 - Prepare black tea.
2. Simply pour hot water into a mug and put a teabag in.
3. 2 - Blanch a lemon for few seconds, drain, and make a zest using a grater, a zester, or things like that.
4. Chop dates finely.
5. Put lemon zest and dates into a bowl, add baking soda, and pour in hot tea.
6. Stir and set aside for 10 minutes.
7. Photo #2.
8. 3 - Push butter into a separate bowl, add sugar, and mix for about 4 to 5 minutes using an electric whisk.
9. You should have a light and creamy mixture.
10. 4 - Whisk in the eggs, one at a time.
11. Mix to combine.
12. 5 - Add dates with tea.
13. Stir gently using a spatula or a spoon.
14. Add flour, baking powder, and minced walnuts.
15. Stir until combined.
16. Photo #3.
17. 6 - Grease the loaf pan thoroughly with the butter.
18. Sprinkle sides and bottom with bread crumbs.
19. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
20. Put whole walnuts on the top.
21. Photo #4.
22. 7 - Bake in oven at 180 cup (355 F) for ca.
23. 60 minutes (photo #5, #6).
24. You may bake in a bread machine, then you dont need extra butter and bread crumbs (photo #7).
25. When ready let it cool, then taste (photo #1, #8).
26. Moni, thank you for your 6 photos.
27. They are great, so warm and tasty.

butter , dates, baking soda, black tea, sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, walnuts, bread crumbs

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/monikas-black-tea-date-bread-53996 (may not work)