Date and Cheese Bread

Submitted by: Charlotte	Country: Canada
Category: Home/Cakes & Muffins
Quantity: 1 loaf	Preparation time: 0:10 hr. Cooking time: 0:55 hr.

Ingredients

1 cup	chopped pitted dates	250 mL
1 cup	boiling water	250 mL
2 1/3 cups	all-purpose flour	550 mL
4 tsp	baking powder	20 mL
1/4 tsp	baking soda	1 mL
1 tsp	salt	5 mL
3/4 cup	sugar	175 mL
1 cup	old Cheddar cheese, grated	250 mL
1	egg, well beaten	1
1 tbsp	vegetable oil	15 mL

Directions

Preheat oven to 325°F/160°C.

Grease a loaf pan, about 9 x 5 x 3-in/23 x 13 x 8-cm.

Put dates in a bowl and pour water over them; let stand 5 minutes.

In another bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add Cheese and toss with a fork until thoroughly mixed.

Add egg and oil to date mixture; stir well. Make a well in dry ingredients. Pour date mixture into the well; stir just enough to dampen dry ingredients.

Turn batter into pan. Bake approximately 55 minutes or until top is browned and loaf has slightly pulled away from the pan.