How To Make Whiskey Date, Fig, and Walnut Bread - Recipe

This could be next year’s Christmas fruitcake.
BREAD INGREDIENTS
1 cup chopped dates
1 cup chopped dried figs
1 cup whiskey
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1/2 cup butter, melted
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 cup walnut pieces
ICING INGREDIENTS
1/2 cp butter, room temp
6 oz (170g) cream cheese, room temp
2 cups icing sugar
3-4 tsp fig/date whiskey (from soaking fruit)
BREAD DIRECTIONS
1. Soak the dates and figs in whiskey overnight.
2. Drain whiskey and save for later use in icing.
3. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves.
4. In a separate bowl, combine yogurt and melted butter. Whisk in eggs and sugar.
5. Mix wet ingredients into dry ingredients.
6. Mix in dates, figs, and walnuts.
7. Pour mixture into a papered loaf pan and bake at 325°F (170°C) for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
8. Give bread toothpick test. When fully cooked, let cool to room temp.
ICING DIRECTIONS
1. In a large bowl, cream butter and cream cheese.
2. With electric mixer, beat icing sugar (some at a time) into butter/cream cheese mix.
3. Beat in reserved fig/date whiskey, until icing is good spreading consistency.
4. Spread icing thickly on bread.
5. Serve remaining icing to be spread on bread by diners.
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