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{{Short description|British bread}}
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| country          = [[United Kingdom]]
| region           = [[Scotland]]
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| main_ingredient  = [[Phoenix dactylifera#Dates|Dates]], [[walnut]]s, [[treacle]]
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'''Date and walnut loaf''' is a [[traditional]] bread eaten in [[United Kingdom|Britain]], made using [[Phoenix dactylifera#Dates|dates]] and [[walnut]]s.<ref>{{cite book | last=Gee | first=E. | title=Bake: Beautiful baking recipes from around the world | publisher=Parragon Books Ltd | year=2016 | isbn=978-1-4723-8797-4 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F890CwAAQBAJ&pg=PT339 | access-date=January 7, 2017 | page=339}}</ref> It is often made with [[treacle]] or [[tea]] to give it a dark brown colour.

Traditionally from [[Scotland]], date and walnut loaf is still enjoyed in many tea rooms around the country. It is also enjoyed in cafes, bakeries and tea rooms in [[Australia]], New Zealand and across the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]]. Date bread was first recorded as a recipe in 1939, and now today is used to make holidays like Christmas and Thanksgiving a little more festive.

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[[Category:British cakes]]
[[Category:Date dishes]]
[[Category:Walnut dishes]]


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