Amish Oatmeal Date Bread

I baked this Amish Oatmeal Date Bread I found over on another blog and was so shocked with the results. I had never tried dates before but recently bought a bag on an impulse to make myself try them. I don't know if it was the dates that made this bread, but it was fantastic. I really mean this too - I ate almost the entire thing within 24 hours. I had to give some of it away to my mom so I would stop! I modified it a bit from the recipe I came across originally based on what I had at home.



Try it!!



Ingredients:

1 ½ cups skim milk
1 cup Quaker old-fashioned oats
1 cup chopped pitted dates
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 ½ teaspoons salt
¾ cup granulated sugar
1 egg


Bring milk almost to simmer. Place oats and dates in large mixing bowl and add milk. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. When oat mixture is cool, beat in egg. Stir in dry ingredients, mixing well.
Pour batter into a buttered 9 x 5-inch loaf pan. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until top is crusty and golden. Cool before slicing.