Name: Date Nut Bread
Ingredients: 1 sm pkg Dates; 1 tsp Salt; 3 C Sugar; 2 tsp Baking Soda; 2 C Boiling Water; 1/2 C Shortening (margarine); 3 C Sugar; 2 Eggs; 2 tsp Vanilla; 4 C Flour; Chopped nuts

Date Nut Bread

From Jeanette's recipe cards. Use either a loaf pan or one pound coffee can for baking.

Ingredients

Date Preparation

1sm pkg Dates
1tsp Salt
3C Sugar
2tsp Baking Soda
2C Boiling Water

Bread Batter

1/2C Shortening (margarine)
3C Sugar
2 Eggs
2tsp Vanilla
4C Flour
Chopped nuts

Instructions

Combine items in date preparation, mix and set aside to cool.
Combine all items for bread batter in separate bowl.
May use wither loaf pans or coffee cans to bake. Whichever is used should be greased and floured.
Alternate layers of batter, date mixture and nuts.
If baking in loaf pan - 1 hour at 350 degrees
If baking in coffee can 45 min at 350 degrees