Just call me Bev: Episode 7 {The blog date}

When I heard that Maxabella was planning on a road trip down south I just knew that she just had to pop in for a cuppa either on the way down or back up and what do you know? She was kind enough to accept {much to her mother's dismay that she was meeting someone she met online}. Thank goodness it's not just my Mum that panics about that! I excitedly said that I would bake, which meant that I actually had to bake, so I did. Just that. I baked! I found this recipe on Naughty Shorts blog earlier in the week and knew I had to give it a go at some stage - this was the perfect excuse.

Date Loaf
4 cups of pitted dates {chopped}
1 cup brown sugar
2 cups boiling water
120 grams butter
3 and a half cups self raising flour
2 teaspoons vanilla essence
2 teaspoons baking powder

This makes 2 loaves (one to eat, one to freeze and or, eat)

: Chop the dates into smallish sizes. I ended up using a whole 500gm packet.


: Add dates, butter {cut into small squares} sugar into a large mixing bowl

: Pour in boiling water & vanilla essence and mix until butter melted and all combined

: Add in the sifted flour and baking powder

: Mix until combined

: Pour into lined loaf tins. Somehow I owned 2(!) of these tins even though I have never made a loaf anything before!
: Throw into 180 degree oven for 30 minutes

: Have with tea {it's OK Rob, it's just hot water that she's having}

: And with lashings of butter

: And with good company - of course!