Christmas recipe: Date and Walnut Loaf Cake

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Ingredients:

• 20-25 dates
• 1 1/2 cup milk (for vegan version add any dairy-free milk)
• 1 cup whole wheat flour (for gluten-free version use gluten-free APF)
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 cup walnut

Method:

• Preheat the oven at 350°F. 
• Soak the dates in warm milk for few hours.
• Remove the seeds if not using seedless. Save few dates for the batter. Blend it into a paste along with the milk in which it was soaked.
• Add oil in the date and milk mixture and mix well.
• Sieve together flour, baking soda and baking powder.
• Pour in the dates and milk mixture. Chop walnuts and few dates, coat it with some flour and mix it in the batter.
• Bake the cake in a greased oven dish for 35 - 40 mins on 350°F.

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