DATE & NUT BREAD

 

Contributed by:       Edie Dinnocenzo

 

Ingredients:

 

Bowl #1                                            Bowl #2

1 – 8oz package chopped dates             ¼ cup soft butter

2 tsp baking soda                                 2 cups sugar

2 cups boiling water                             2 eggs

 

Directions:

 

Mix and cool ingredients in bowl #1.  Cream together ingredients in bowl #2.  Add to bowl #2 the following ingredients and mix until smooth:

 

3 cups flour

⅓ tsp salt

2 tsp vanilla

½ cup chopped walnuts

 

Add contents of bowl #1 to bowl #2.  Pour into well greased pans or cans – fill ⅔ full.

 

Baking directions:

 

Meat loaf sized pan           350° approximately 1 hour

Glass loaf pan                   325° approximately 1 hour

Soup can                         300° approximately 1 ¼ hours

 

To test, insert knife.