Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  1 1/4           cups  unbleached flour -- sifted
  1           teaspoon  salt
     3/4           cup  buttermilk or sour milk
  1                cup  all bran
  2              large  eggs -- beaten
     3/4           cup  firmly packed. brown sugar
  1 1/2      teaspoons  baking powder
     1/2           cup  active sourdough starter
  1                cup  finely chopped pitted dates
  1           teaspoon  grated lemon peel -- (zestonly)
     1/4           cup  vegetable oil

Preparation:

Sift dry ingredients together. Dust dates with 1 T flour mixture, then add to the bowl. Then add the brown sugar, all bran, and grated lemon peel. Combine 3/4 cu buttermilk, 2 beaten eggs, 1/4 cup vegetable oil. Add all once to flour mixture with the sourdough starter, stirring until well moistened. Pour into greased or waxpaper lined loaf pan about 9 x 5-inches. Bake at 350 degrees 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 Refrigerator. Use cream cheese or home made butter on this bread for an out of this world taste.

Nutritional Information:

93 Calories (kcal); 5g Total Fat; (50% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 9g Carbohydrate; 31mg Cholesterol; 248mg Sodium