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      Title: Bran Date Bread
 Categories: Breads
      Yield: 12 Servings
 
  1 1/4 c  Unbleached flour; sifted
  1 1/2 ts Baking powder
      1 ts Salt
    1/2 c  Active sourdough starter
    3/4 c  Buttermilk or sour milk
      1 c  Dates; pitted, finely chopped
      1 c  All bran
      1 ts Lemon zest; grated
      2 lg Eggs; beaten
    1/4 c  Vegetable oil
    3/4 c  Brown sugar; firmly packed

  Sift dry ingredients together. Dust dates with 1 tb flour mixture,
  then add to the bowl. Then add the brown sugar, all bran, and
  grated lemon peel. Combine 3/4 cup buttermilk, 2 beaten eggs,
  1/4 cup vegetable oil. Add all at once to flour mixture with the
  sourdough starter, stirring until well moistened. Pour into greased
  or waxpaper lined loaf pan about 9x5". Bake at 350°F for 1 hour.
  Allow to stand 10 minutes in pan and then remove from pan and cool
  until cold. Wrap in plastic wrap or foil and place in fefrigerator.
  Use cream cheese or home made butter on this bread for an out of
  this world taste.
 
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