Description
This date nut chai bread, studded with walnuts, dates and dark chocolate is also full of the intoxicating flavors of gingery chai. Consider yourself enlightened by this chai bread. Perfect served with your favorite cup of chai!
Ingredients
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- 1 c coarsely chopped, pitted dates
- 3/4 c chopped walnuts
- 1 1/2 t baking soda
- 1 t salt
- 3 T melted butter
- 1/4 c milk (warmed)
- 1/2 c chai concentrate from Bhakti (heated with milk, until simmering)
- 2 eggs
- 1 T vanilla
- 1/3 c brown sugar
- 2/3 c sugar
- 1 1/2 c unbleached flour
- 3/4 c dark chocolate chips
Chai Glaze
- 1 c powdered sugar
- 1 T melted butter
- 2 T chai concentrate
Instructions
- Combine dates, walnuts, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Add the butter and heated milk and chai. Stir once and let stand for 20 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 9 x 5 loaf pan.
- Beat eggs in a large bowl. Add vanilla, sugars, and flour and mix to combine. Stir in the date mixture and chocolate chips, mixing just until blended.
- Turn mixture into loaf pan and bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center of bread comes out clean. (This might not be all the way clean, because of the gooey dates and chocolate chips.) Let cool on wire rack before glazing. Remove from pan when cool and then glaze.
Chai Glaze
- Combine butter and chai concentrate. slowly whisk in powdered sugar until no lumps remain. Pour over cooled loaf. Let sit until glaze hardens up.
Notes
20 Minutes is Resting Time.
