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Known as an American recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 10 ingredients

  1. a teaspoon of soda
  2. a teaspoon of salt
  3. Butter
  4. two and a half cups of Graham flour
  5. Water
  6. Cut
  7. half cup of sugar
  8. Rub
  9. Dates
  10. Milk
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Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Date High in potassium · High in copper · Source of vitamin B6

    High in potassium · 696 mg per 100 g, 35% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Potassium contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
    • Potassium contributes to normal muscle function.
    • Potassium contributes to the maintenance of normal blood pressure.

    Potassium is a mineral found in many foods. Your body needs potassium for almost everything it does, including proper kidney and heart function, muscle contraction, and nerve transmission. NIH fact sheet

    High in copper · 0.4 mg per 100 g, 36% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Copper contributes to maintenance of normal connective tissues.
    • Copper contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Copper contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
    5 more authorised claims
    • Copper contributes to normal hair pigmentation.
    • Copper contributes to normal iron transport in the body.
    • Copper contributes to normal skin pigmentation.
    • Copper contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
    • Copper contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.

    Copper is a mineral that you need to stay healthy. Your body uses copper to carry out many important functions, including making energy, connective tissues, and blood vessels. NIH fact sheet

    Source of vitamin B6 · 0.2 mg per 100 g, 18% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Vitamin B6 contributes to normal cysteine synthesis.
    • Vitamin B6 contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Vitamin B6 contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
    7 more authorised claims
    • Vitamin B6 contributes to normal homocysteine metabolism.
    • Vitamin B6 contributes to normal protein and glycogen metabolism.
    • Vitamin B6 contributes to normal psychological function.
    • Vitamin B6 contributes to normal red blood cell formation.
    • Vitamin B6 contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
    • Vitamin B6 contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
    • Vitamin B6 contributes to the regulation of hormonal activity.

    Vitamin B6 is a vitamin that is naturally present in many foods. The body needs vitamin B6 for more than 100 enzyme reactions involved in metabolism. NIH fact sheet

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Dates, medjool”, USDA FoodData Central.

Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).

Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Oven and hot trays. Use dry oven gloves for trays and dishes: a hot tray looks just like a cold one. Open the oven door away from your face and let the first rush of heat out.
  • Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

Method

  1. Put two and a half cups of Graham flour and one of white flour in a bowl, add a scant half cup of sugar and a teaspoon of salt.
  2. Rub through this one-fourth cup of butter.
  3. Dissolve a teaspoon of soda in a little water, add it to one and three-fourths cups of sour milk and pour over the Graham flour stirring well.
  4. Stone and cut in pieces enough dates to make a generous cup and a half.
  5. Put a thin layer of the dough in a buttered bread pan and sprinkle thickly with dates.
  6. Alternate thus, having the top layer dough.
  7. Bake one hour in a moderate oven.
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Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Cake tin
  • Mixing bowl
  • Chef's knife
  • Wooden spoon