Ingredients:
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
1/3 cup tahini ( sesame paste)
1 eggs
1 cup plain yogurt
1/2 cup chopped dates
1/2 cup chopped pistachio nuts
3 ounces bittersweet chocolate ( broken into small chunks)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 F.
In a small bowl combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. In a large electric mixer bowl cream together the tahini and brown sugar; add the egg and beat until smooth.
Now add the flour mixture and yoghurt alternately, beating well after each addition, ending with youghurt. Add the vanilla and beat until smooth.
Add the Pistachios, dates, and bittersweet chocolate chunks and mix until well blended.
Turn ito a greased and floured loaf pan and bake for about an hour at 350 F or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes and then turn out onto wire rack to cool completely.
Servings: Serve
Time preparation: 30 min.
Time total: 90 min.