Beer Can Date Bread

Title: Beer Can Date Bread

Categories: Breads, Desserts

Yield: 8 servings

8 Empty beer cans

1 c Maple syrup

2 tb Soda

1 tb Vanilla

1 c Dates

2 Eggs

2 c Beer

4 c Whole wheat pastry flour

3 tb Butter

1 c Pecans

Remove tops from beer cans with can opener; lightly oil insides. Sprinkle

soda on dates. Heat beer to boiling and pour over date/soda mixture; set

aside to cool. Cream together butter, maple syrup, vanilla, and eggs. Stir

in flour. Add nuts and cooled date mixture. Spoon batter into cans,

1/2 full. Bake with cans standing up on cookie sheet, at

degrees for 15-30 minutes; look for tops to split and test for doneness. Do

not cut bread for 1 day; bread may break up, if it is sliced while still

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