Coffee Can Date-Nut Bread

Name: Coffee Can Date-Nut Bread
Ingredients: 1 cup chopped dates; 1 cup sugar; 2 cups boiling water; 2 large eggs; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 2 tablespoons butter, melted; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3/4 cup pecans or walnuts, toasted and roughly chopped; 4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon salt

10 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1 cup chopped dates
1 cup sugar
2 cups boiling water
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup pecans or walnuts, toasted and roughly chopped
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter and flour coffee cans.
2

Mix the dates, boiling water, and baking soda in a bowl. Set aside to cool slightly.
3

Mix together the sugar and eggs in a large bowl, then add the butter and vanilla and beat well. Sift the flour and salt together and add to the mixture, stirring just to combine. Gently mix in the dates and nuts, with their liquid, until just combined.
4

Distribute the batter among the cans, filling them about halfway. Bake for about 1 hour, or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool on a rack.
5

Remove from the cans, wrap in plastic wrap, and mail to friends.