Old Fashioned Date Nut Bread

Name: Old Fashioned Date Nut Bread
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs dates, pitted; 10 ounces maraschino cherries, juice reserved; 1 lb brazil nut; 1 lb walnuts; 6 ounces pecans; 1 dash salt; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 2 cups flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 3 tablespoons shortening; 1/2 cup reserved cherry juice; 4 eggs

12 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs dates, pitted
10 ounces maraschino cherries, juice reserved
1 lb brazil nut
1 lb walnuts
6 ounces pecans
1 dash salt
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 tablespoons shortening
1/2 cup reserved cherry juice
4 eggs

Directions

1

Mix first five ingredients in bowl(leave all nuts whole). In another bowl mix next 5 ingredients.
2

Add cherry juice to the last five ingredients. Add first five ingredients and
3

last add in eggs.
4

Put in greased loaf pan or small loaf pans.Depends on size of your pans.
5

Bake at 325 for 1 1/2 hours. If using small loaf pans check after 1 hour.
6

Remove from pans and cool on wire racks. Enjoy as much as my family.
7

and friends do!