OMG!!! This was simply wonderful! I made it this morning using a combination of crystallized ginger, cranberries and regular raisins for the dried dates, they're hard to find here. I adjusted the oven temperature down to 300 for the last 20 minutes of baking after tenting since my loaf was already a deep golden brown. When the baking time was up our house smelled like a bakery. We needed to exhibit monumental restraint to wait until the cake was cooled. Oh, so worth the wait! We sliced it and ate it just like that, enjoying the crispy edges and soft crumb. Then we sliced some more and slathered it with butter. We sliced some more and shared some with our neighbors. Needless to say, I've just mixed up another starter to do this all over again tomorrow! Pure heaven... Thank you for a fabulous recipe!

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