Recipe and source notes

Date Nut Bread Pressure Cooker-style

16 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 1¼ cups flour
  • ½ cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
  • ⅓ cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ⅔ cup dates, chopped
  • 1 egg
  • ⅔ cup water
  • ¼ cup mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cups water

Make it step by step

  1. Grease a 1-quart heat proof bowl or soufflé dish that fits inside your cooker.
  2. Mix flour, nuts, sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl.
  3. Stir in dates.
  4. In a separate bowl, combine egg, ⅔ cup water, mayonnaise, and vanilla.
  5. Add to flour mixture and stir just until moistened.
  6. Pour into prepared bowl.
  7. Cover tightly with aluminum foil.
  8. Pour 3 cups water into pressure cooker and set rack or trivet in place.
  9. Bring water to a boil.
  10. Lower bowl into cooker using a foil sling.
  11. Lock lid and bring to full pressure.
  12. Adjust heat to maintain pressure and cook for 40 minutes.
  13. Release pressure naturally.
  14. Remove bowl and cool on wire rack.
  15. Remove bread from bowl.
  16. Refrigerate until chilled, then cut into thin slices.

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