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Date bread

Edda, our landlady in Reykjavík, had packed this bread for us for breakfast on the last morning - we then unpacked it at Gunnuhver and enjoyed our picnic.

Edda had given us the recipe for the date bread, so I could try to bake it at home.


Ingredients

250 g dates
100 g butter
195 g brown sugar
3 eggs
120 ml buttermilk
300 g flour
1 tsp salt
2 tsp baking soda


Preparation

In a small saucepan, simmer the dates with the butter and sugar until the dates are nice and soft.

Then pour the mixture into a large bowl.

Add the eggs and buttermilk.

Add the flour, salt and baking powder...

...and work everything into a smooth dough.

Then pour the dough into two buttered or lined king cake molds (approx. 20 - 25 cm long).

Then bake the bread in a preheated oven at 350 °F (175 °C) upper and lower heat for about 45 minutes.

The date bread tastes perfect with a little butter and a nice cup of tea or coffee.

Bon appetit!

[Translated from here.]