Date Bread (with and without egg)

Ingredients

Date paste
Pitted dates, chopped - 1 cup
Hot water - 1 cup
Salt - 1/8 tsp

Dry ingredients
All purpose flour - 2 cups
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Baking powder - 1.5 tsp

Baking soda - 1/2 tsp
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Cinnamon powder - 1/2 tsp (optional)

Liquid ingredients
Butter, unsalted - 1/2 cup
Egg - 1 Or Milk - 1 cup for eggless version 
Vanilla extract - 1 tsp

Optional
Walnuts - 1/2 cup

Method

1. Soak dates in hot water and salt for 15 minutes and then grind into paste.
2. Grease 9 x 5 x 3 inch (23 x 13 x 8 cm) loaf pan.
3. Pre-heat oven at 350 F (180 C)
4. Chop walnuts and coat with some all purpose flour and keep it aside.
5. In a dry bowl mix all the ingredients under 'dry ingredients'.
6. In a food processor whisk the liquid ingredients.
7. Add the flour mixture and chopped dates to the food processor and process until combined. 
8. In the end add the chopped walnuts.
9. Transfer the contents in the loaf pan and bake for about 50-60 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. 
10. Cool the bread before slicing.

Notes

1. you can make date paste instead of chopping
2. replace egg with 1 cup milk for eggless cake,