8 oz dates, finely chopped
2 tsp butter
3/4 cup water, boiling
1 3/4 cup unbleached flour, sifted
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup sugar, granulated
1 each egg, lg, well beaten
4 oz cheddar md, shredded
1 cup walnuts, chopped
Directions
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Place the dates and butter in a
small bowl and pour the boiling water over them. Let stand for 5
minutes. Stir the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Add the
date mixture, egg, cheddar and nuts. Mix until just blended and
spoon the mixture into a well greased 9 X 5-inch loaf pan. Let stand
for 20 minutes. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes in the preheated oven or
until a wooden pick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out
clean. Turn out onto a rack and cool before slicing. NOTE: The
flavor improves is the bread stands overnight before serving.
Servings: 4 servings
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The History of Recipes
It is possible to read the history of meal recipes way back into the distant past, in fact as far as the early Egyptians, and maybe further still. Interesting though that maybe, in the main part, these old records were just primitive pictorial recipes for meal preparation.
In fact, the most ancient recipe discovered so far, according to historians are some ancient tablets in the Sumerian language describing the preparation of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as making anyone who tried it feel wonderful and blissful. Later on, in The time of the roman empire 25BC a man called Apicius assembled a collection of scripts showing how to cook the recipes prepared by wealthy roman citizens. In his scrolls, he tells us how the meals of wealthy Romans were separated into hors d`oeuvres, main meal and dessert, something we still use today. Additionally, he tells us how the Roman chefs made use of many aromatic flavors, including some that we all recognise for example thyme, mint and asafoetida. Later, there are two books dating from the 14th Century - one book titled `Forme of Cury`, and another, similary called `Curye on Inglish`. Although the titles sound familiar, these books are unconnected to the indian food that is familiar to us all today, but instead recipes for the types of meals enjoyed by the rich people of that period. Later, in the fifteenth century, the Crusaders brought back many new spices and herbs from Arab cuisine, including coriander, parsley, and rosemary. The introduction of these new herbs and spices created an eruption in publications on food, most of which are kept safe in private collections. By the time we get to the 1900s, recipe books are starting to become popular mostly due to higher levels of literacy, people having more spare time and having more money. |
We hope you enjoy this Cheddar Date Nut Loaf recipe.
