Date Nut Bread

Date Nut Bread

Serve this Date Nut Bread with butter or cream cheese.  You will love it!

INGREDIENTS

1 ½ Cups Chopped Pitted Dates

6 Tablespoons Butter – Cut Into Pieces

1 ¼ Cups Boiling Water

2 Cups Unbleached Flour

¾ Cups Sugar

1 Teaspoon Baking Powder

½ Teaspoon Baking Soda

½ Teaspoon Salt

1 Large Lightly Beaten Egg

1 Cup Coarsely Chopped Walnuts

In a medium bowl, combine dates, butter and boiling water.  Let stand until cool.  Preheat the oven to 325° F and grease a 9×5 inch metal loaf pan.  In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.  Sir the egg into the cooled date mixture.  Stir date mixture into the flour mixture just until the flour is moistened.  Pour the batter into the prepared pan.  Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.  Remove from the oven and cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes.  Remove from the pan and cool completely on a rack.  Makes 1 loaf (16 Slices)