Guest Recipe: Mez's Sticky Date Tea Loaf

When we received the request for a chunky date loaf, Mez got straight into the kitchen to develop this delicious Thermomix recipe.

Prep Time1

Course: Cake, Dessert, Guest Recipe, lunchbox

Cuisine: Dessert

Diet: Gluten Free

Keyword: budget, Dairy Free, Thermomix

Servings:

Calories: 209kcal

250 g hot tea strong black tea works best
150 g dried dates pitted
120 g butter cubed (dairy-free if required)
100 g sugar of choice caster or brown sugar (Brown sugar will give you a darker coloured loaf.)
220 g self-raising flour gluten-free if required
½ tsp bi-carb soda
10 g vanilla paste
1 pinch salt

Preheat fan-forced oven to 180°C. Grease and line a loaf tin (approx. 22 x 12 cm).
Add dates to mixer bowl. Chop for 3 sec/speed 7/MC on. Scrape down.
Add hot tea and butter. Mix for 10 sec/speed 3/MC on. Scrape down and leave mixture in bowl to cool for 15 min.
Add sugar, flour, bi-carb soda, vanilla paste and salt. Mix for 20 sec/speed 4/MC on. Scrape down and repeat if needed until just combined.
Pour mixture into prepared loaf tin. Bake 40 min, or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
Cool slightly in tin before transferring to a wire rack.
Allow to cool completely before slicing, as it is very soft.
Tip: For chunkier dates throughout the loaf blend on Speed 6 , or chop your dates by hand.

Mini Loaves - Bake for 25 min.