Date Nut Bread
Source of Recipe
Marla
List of Ingredients
Date Nut Bread
1 lb. pitted dates
2 heaping tsp. baking soda
2 c. boiling water
1 stick butter
2 c. sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. salt
3 c. flour
1 c. chopped nuts
8 soup cans
Recipe
Cut dates into 1/2-inch pieces. Sprinkle baking soda
over dates. Pour boiling water over dates; set aside. Cream
butter with sugar; add eggs, vanilla and salt. Blend in flour.
Drain water from dates and blend water alternately with flour
mixture. Mix well. Add nuts and dates. Mix with a wooden
spoon.
Grease and well flour 8 soup cans. Fill cans 1/2 full
and bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour and 10 minutes. Do not remove from
tins for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, tap the bottom of the
can and contents should fall out. Cool on wire rack.
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