Ingredients
- 1 cup of chopped dates
- 1 cup of brown sugar
- ¼ cup of margarine or butter
- 1 cup of boiling water
- 1 ¾ cup of self-raising flour
- 1 teaspoon of baking soda
- 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
Method
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees C. Grease and line with baking paper a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
- In a large bowl, combine dates, brown sugar, margarine and boiling water. Let stand 15 minutes.
- Stir in flour, soda and vanilla. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Allow to cool.
