Orange and Date Loaf

Instead of just the juice of oranges, this cake contains two WHOLE oranges making it a high fibre and nutrient packed snack for kids. The dates add sweetness and the almond meal adds an omega-3, calcium, and protein boost. A perfect pre-sport snack for school lunch boxes.

Orange and Date Loaf

1 1/2 cups SR flour

1 cup almond meal

150g dates, chopped

1 tsp cinnamon

2 eggs, lightly beaten

2 large oranges, peeled

2-3 tbsp firmly packed brown sugar

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees and line silicon loaf tin with baking paper
2. Use food processor to puree 2 oranges. This should amount to approx. 2 cups of orange puree.
3. In a large bowl, combine flour, almond meal, sugar, and cinnamon. For a sweeter loaf, use 3 tbsp of sugar.
4. In another bowl, combine puree orange, dates, and eggs
5. Pour wet ingredients into the flour mix and fold through until combined
6. Pour mixture into the loaf tin.
7. Sprinkle top with granulated brown sugar (optional)
8. Bake for about 60min at 180 degrees or until skewer tests clean. Check at 50min.