Date Nut Bread

Date Nut Bread

Recipe By : Best Loved Foods of Christmas, Pillsbury, undated booklet

1 Preparation Time :

Categories : Breads

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -- -- --

1 cup boiling water

1 1/4 cups dates -- cut in large pieces

2 teaspoons soda*

2 cups Pillsbury's Best All Purpose Flour*

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup Funsten's Nuts -- chopped

2 tablespoons butter

1 cup firmly packed brown sugar

2 eggs -- unbeaten

350 degrees for 60 to 70 minutes. MAKES

9 x 5-inch loaf.

Pour boiling water over dates and soda. Cool. Sift together flour and salt.

Add nuts, chopped. Blend together the butter and brown sugar or granulated

sugar in mixing bowl. Blend in 2 unbeaten eggs; beat well. Add dry

ingredients alternately with the date mixture, beginning and ending with dry

ingredients. Blend well after each addition. Turn into one 9 x 5 x 3-inch

3 No.

2 cans, well greased on the bottom. Bake in moderate oven

60 to 70 minutes. Cool before slicing.

*For use with Pillsbury's Best Self-Rising Flour, omit soda and salt.

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