DATE NUT BREAD

Ingredienti

1 C. Dates, chopped

1 tsp. Baking soda

1 Cup Boiling Water

1 Egg - well beaten

3/4 C White sugar

1 C. Walnuts - chopped

1 tsp. Salt

1 tsp Baking powder

1 tsp Vanilla

1 3/4 C. Flour (or enough to make rather stiff batter.

Istruzioni

Pour 1 C boiling water over dates and baking soda.

Set aside and let cool.

Mix remaining ingredients together, egg, sugar, nuts, salt, baking powder, vanilla, and flour.

Add dates, baking soda, & water mixture to remaining ingredients and mix well. This will produce a stiff batter.

Place in standard loaf pan and bake 45 minutes @ 375F.

Check at about 35 minutes.

Note

This is a recipe from Grandma Bowser that I received from Aunt Dorothy. It is pretty rudimentary, as many recipes were years ago. I have a more modern version that I have used to modify this one to something more readily useable. Regardless, this bread was a standard throughout my life at Christmas, both at Grandma's and at home. It's wonderful sliced and slathered with butter. Both Grandma and mom wrapped the bread in waxed paper and foil. Don't know why they needed both, but that's how it was always done.