Sweet 'n' Savory Date Loaves

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups apricot nectar
• 1 1/2 cups dates, chopped
• 1/2 cup dried apricot, chopped
• 1 tablespoon orange zest, minced
• 1 1/4 teaspoons dried rosemary, crushed
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1/3 cup evaporated milk
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees f, then grease three 5.75"x3" loaf pans.
• 2 in a large saucepan, bring apricot nectar, dates & apricots to a boil, then reduce heat & cover, simmering for 5 minutes.
• 3 remove from heat, stir in the zest & rosemary & cool for 10 minutes.
• 4 meanwhile, in a large bowl & with an electric mixer, cream the butter & sugar until light & fluffy, then beat in the egg & milk.
• 5 in another bowl, whisk together the flour & baking soda, then, when the date mixture has cooled enough, add the flour mixture to the creamed butter mixture alternately with the date mixture.
• 6 pour into the three prepared loaf pans & bake 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• 7 cool in the pans on a wire rack for 10 minutes before removing the loaves from the pans & putting them upright on the wire rack to cool even more.