Renny Darling’s Orange Date Nut Bread Recipe with Orange Glaze
ORANGE DATE NUT BREAD RECIPE WITH ORANGE GLAZE
Years ago, I used to take my daughters to Luby’s Cafeteria, and I always ordered the date nut muffins. They were amazing! It set me down the road of date nut recipes.
Jump to RecipeWhen I discovered this absolutely amazing date nut bread recipe from Renny Darling, a once-ubiquitous cookbook author now forgotten to history, I was in heaven.
Dates are full of healthy benefits
Whatever happened to dates? It’s a shame they’ve fallen out of fashion, because they provide a subtle sweetness and texture that elevates this lovely tea bread.
They’re also so good for you, full of antioxidants and fiber. This Healthline article outlines 8 health benefits. According to medical research, dates benefit your brain and immune system. But I love them just for the amazing taste and moistness they add to baked goods.
Who is Renny Darling?
Renny Darling wrote more than a dozen cookbooks in the 1970s and 1980s. They are adorably illustrated cookbooks and altogether sold more than 1 million copies.
She signed each one, “Love, Renny,” and I believe it. Every page of her cookbooks are filled with a love of cooking and a love of those who try her recipes.
About this delightful date nut bread recipe, Renny says nostalgically: “This is a lovely bread for a ladies’ brunch or lunch buffet.” Even for the ladies who don’t lunch, this bread is a treat.
What you’ll need for this date nut bread recipe
- Butter
- Orange juice
- Brown sugar
- Vanilla
- Flour
- Baking soda
- Cinnamon
- Chopped walnuts
- Soft pitted dates
- Grated orange peel
- Powdered sugar
Renny Darling’s Orange Date Nut Bread Recipe with Orange Glaze
Course: BrunchCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: EasyThis moist date nut bread is elevated by a sweet orange glaze.
Ingredients
- Ingredients for bread:
1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup orange juice
1 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup coarsely chopped soft pitted dates
2 tablespoons grated orange peel
- Ingredients for orange glaze
1 tablespoon orange juice
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
2/3 cup sifted powdered sugar
Directions
- For muffins:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Beat together first 4 ingredients until blended. Combine and add the remaining ingredients and stir until dry ingredients are just moistened.
- Divide mixture between 4 greased mini-loaf pans. Place pans on a cookie sheet and bake for 40 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
- Allow to cool in pan for 15 minutes then remove from pans and finish cooling on rack. When cool, drizzle with Orange Glaze.
- For glaze:
- Stir all ingredients until blended and drizzle over bread.
