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Loaf - orange and date

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Loaf - orange and date

Recipe highlights Serves: 16

  • Suitable to freeze
  • Store in airtight container
  • Dairy free
  • Gluten free
  • Egg free
  • Nut free

Ingredients

  • 1 cup chopped dates, (155g)
    1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
    2 tablespoons honey
    1 cup orange juice, (250mL)
    1 cup brown rice flour, (185g)
    1/4 cup buckwheat flour, (40g)
    1/4 cup soy flour, (40g)
    2 teaspoons baking powder, (gluten free)

Cooking method

    1. Place dates, bicarbonate of soda, honey and juice in a saucepan.
    2. Bring to the boil, turn off heat and leave until cool.
    3. Sift flours and baking powder.
    4. Stir in date mixture.
    5. Pour into a greased, lined 10 x 20 cm (4 x 8inches) loaf tin and bake in a moderate oven (180ºC/350ºF) for 45 minutes or until cooked.
    6. Leave in tin for 5-10 minutes before turning out onto a cooling rack.

Nutritional facts

Average quantity per Serving
Average quantity per 100g
Weight (g)
43.92g
100.00g
Energy (kJ)
>390.13kJ
>888.30kJ
Protein (g)
2.60g
5.92g
Total fat (g)
0.37g
0.85g
- Saturated fat (g)
0.05g
0.12g
- Polyunsaturated fat (g)
0.18g
0.42g
- Monounsaturated fat (g)
0.06g
0.13g
Cholesterol (mg)
0.00mg
0.00mg
Carbohydrate-available (g)
18.35g
41.78g
CarbohydrateSE (g)
>18.35g
>41.78g
- Sugars (g)
12.35g
28.11g
Water (g)
18.29g
41.65g
Dietary fibre (g)
2.52g
5.73g
Thiamin (mg)
0.06mg
0.13mg
Riboflavin (mg)
0.03mg
0.07mg
Niacin (mg)
0.80mg
1.82mg
Niacin equivalents (mg)
1.35mg
3.07mg
Vitamin C (mg)
7.38mg
16.81mg
Total folate (ug)
>19.96ug
>45.46ug
Total vitamin A equivalents (ug)
3.08ug
7.01ug
Retinol (ug)
0.00ug
0.00ug
Beta carotene equivalents (ug)
18.42ug
41.94ug
Sodium (mg)
162.84mg
370.77mg
Potassium (mg)
203.08mg
462.40mg
Magnesium (mg)
21.86mg
49.78mg
Calcium (mg)
21.67mg
49.35mg
Phosphorus (mg)
96.20mg
219.03mg
Iron (mg)
0.74mg
1.69mg
Zinc (mg)
0.34mg
0.78mg

Contributed by:

Gut Foundation Research Institute
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Source: The Gut Cookbook
This recipe was orginally published as:
Orange date loaf

Recipe publication date on: 06/25/2003
Last reviewed on: 20/08/2014


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