Date Nut Bread

10 ingredients
1 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 c. chopped dates
  • 2 tsp. baking soda
  • 2 c. boiling water
  • 2 Tbsp. butter
  • 2 c. sugar
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 4 c. flour
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 1/2 c. chopped nuts

Directions

  1. 1
    In a medium bowl, mix together dates, baking soda and boiling water; set aside and let cool. Sift flour and salt together in another bowl. Cream together butter, sugar and eggs; add date mixture after it has cooled, then gradually add flour/salt mixture, scraping bowl often. Add vanilla and mix in nuts. Pour batter into 2 greased and floured loaf pans or 6 small pans (fill pans about halfway). Bake at 350° for 1 hour. Small loaves will bake in less time, about 40 minutes. Remove loaves from pans and cool completely on wire racks.

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