1947 Date Nut Bread

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 cup dates, pitted and chopped
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup nuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 combine the first three ingredients in a bowl, cover and let cool.
• 2 grease a loaf pan.
• 3 sift dry ingredients together.
• 4 beat sugar and egg together and add to dates, alternatively with the sifted ingredients.
• 5 dredge nuts in a small amount of flour and stir into batter.
• 6 pour into prepared pan, let rise for 20 minutes.
• 7 while batter is rising, preheat oven to 325°f.
• 8 bake for 50 to 60 minutes.
• 9 turn out onto cooling rack to cool.
• 10 serve sliced very thin for sandwiches, spread with cream cheese or butter.