Bran Date Bread

• 1 1/4 cups flour, all-purpose sifted
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup sourdough starter active
• 3/4 cup buttermilk or sour milk
• 1 cup dates finely chopped pitted
• 1 cup all-bran cereal
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest grated zest only
• 2 large eggs beaten
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup brown sugar firmly packed

1. Sift dry ingredients together.
2. Dust dates with 1 tablespoon flour mixture, then add to the bowl.
3. Then add the brown sugar, all bran, and grated lemon peel.
4. Combine 3/4 cu buttermilk, 2 beaten eggs, 1/4 cup vegetable oil.
5. Add all once to flour mixture with the sourdough starter, stirring until well moistened.
6. Pour into greased or waxpaper lined loaf pan about 9 x 5-inches.
7. Bake at 350F (180C) for 1 hour.
8. Allow to stand 10 minutes in pan and then remove from pan and cool until cold.
9. Wrap in plastic wrap or foil and place in Refrigerator.
10. Use cream cheese or home made butter on this bread for an out of this world taste.

flour, baking powder, salt, active, buttermilk, dates, allbran cereal, lemon zest, eggs, vegetable oil, brown sugar

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/bran-date-bread-5854 (may not work)