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Date Recipe for Breaking Ramadan's Fast

2/2/2021

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Date, Apricot and Walnut Loaf Cake

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The first full day of fasting for Ramadan this year is Monday, 12 April, and the last will be Wednesday, 12 May, 2021. Between those days, the millions of people observing the holiday will abstain from food and drink from the meal before dawn (suhoor) to the meal after dusk (iftar).
Because it's recorded in the hadith, a collection of Mohammed's words, actions, and habits, that he always broke the fast with dates and water, Muslims around the world follow this tradition, start iftar in the same way.
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Whether you're celebrating Ramadan, hosting or participating in iftar, or just a fan of gooey, caramelly dates (one of the earliest cultivated crops!) here is our recipe:
INGREDIENTS:
  • 12 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 cup dates, chopped and pitted
  • 2/3 cup dried apricots, chopped
  • 1/3 cup apple juice or cider
  • 1/2 cup Date Powder (sugar)
  • Zest of 1 orange
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 3/4 cups whole-wheat flour (or white whole-wheat)
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 pinch ground allspice
  • 1 generous grating of nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons hulled pumpkin seeds (pepitas), plus extra for the top
  • 2 tablespoons sunflower seeds
  • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds (optional)
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PREPARATION:
  1. Melt the butter and leave it to cool. Put the dates and apricots in a saucepan with the apple juice or cider and add 3 to 4 tablespoons of water. Bring it to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes. The dates and apricots will cook down into almost a purée. Let it cool too.
  2. Preheat the oven to 350° F. Butter a standard-size loaf pan and line the bottom with parchment paper.
  3. Add the cooled butter to the date-apricot purée along with the sugar, orange zest, and egg. In another bowl, mix the flour with the baking powder, salt, allspice, nutmeg, walnuts, and pumpkin and sunflower seeds. Then add the wet mixture to the dry, stirring until the dough is combined but not overworked. Scrape the mixture into the loaf pan and sprinkle with the extra pumpkin seeds and sesame seeds (Optional).
  4. Bake for approximately 75 minutes, or until a toothpick or a sharp knife in the middle comes out clean. Let the loaf rest for 10 minutes and then turn it out onto a rack and remove the paper from the bottom. Let cool.
If you have any questions. Please get in touch via talktous@belovedates.com
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