This old fashioned date bread combines chopped dates, rolled oats, brown sugar, and buttermilk for a moist quick bread that feels somewhere between everyday bread and simple dessert cake. Vintage recipes like this were often served sliced with coffee, tucked into lunch boxes, or brought out during the holidays when date-filled baked goods were especially popular.
1 and 3/4 cups sifted all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 and 1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp soda
1 cup finely cut dates
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
3/4 cup rolled oats
1 tsp grated lemon peel
1 and 1/4 cups buttermilk
2 eggs beaten
1/4 c vegetable oil
Mix together all dry ingredients:
flour
salt
soda
baking powder
brown sugar
rolled oats
Combine buttermilk, eggs and oil then add to dry mixture.
Add dates and grated lemon peel.
8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 pan
Bake at 325 from 55 to 60 minutes
Cool 10 min before removing from pan.
Wrap in foil and store 1 day in refrigerator before slicing.