Date Nut Bread

This is a moist, dense date bread with your choice of nuts -walnuts or pecans, almonds or hazelnuts.

• Preparation Time: 40 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins
• Calories: 226 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 3 teaspoons baking soda
• 3 tablespoons margarine
• 4.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 2.25 cups boiling water
• 1.5 cups dates, pitted and chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine baking soda with the boiling water. Soak the dates in the water and baking soda solution for 30 minutes.

Step 2

Cream sugar and butter together. Add eggs, vanilla, dates and soaking liquid, nuts, flour, and salt.

Step 3

Divide batter equally between two 9x5-inch (or three 8 1/2x4 1/2-inch) greased loaf pans. Bake 1 hour at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) (or until loaf tests done). Can be frozen when cool.