Date and Fig Quick Bread

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup dates, pitted and chopped
• 1 cup chopped dried figs
• 0.25 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1.5 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup boiling water
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 0.75 cup all-purpose flour
• 0.75 cup whole wheat flour
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoon baking powder

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8×4-inch loaf pan.
2. Spread walnuts onto a baking sheet.
3. Bake in the preheated oven until toasted and fragrant, 5 to 10 minutes. Set aside to cool.
4. Mix dates, figs, butter, and baking soda together in a bowl. Pour boiling water over the date mixture. Let sit for figs to slightly rehydrate, 15 to 20 minutes.
5. Stir sugar, walnuts, and eggs into date mixture. Whisk all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, salt, and baking soda together in a separate bowl. Stir flour mixture into date mixture until batter is just combined. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.
6. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 55 to 65 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.