Old-Fashioned Date And Nut Bread

9 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 c. sifted flour
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 c. nut meats
  • 1 beaten egg
  • 1 1/2 c. brown sugar
  • 1/4 c. shortening
  • 2 Tbsp. vinegar
  • 1 c. pitted dates, halved

Directions

  1. 1
    Sift the flour, salt and soda together and mix in broken nut meats.
  2. 2
    Add to vinegar enough boiling water to make 1 1/2 cups. Add shortening.
  3. 3
    Pour over dates and let stand 10 minutes. Combine egg and brown sugar.
  4. 4
    Add to dry ingredients.
  5. 5
    Add dates and water-vinegar mixture.
  6. 6
    Mix well.
  7. 7
    Pour into greased loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

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