Date-nut Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped dates
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 cups boiling water
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 1/2 cups flour, sifted

Recipe

• 1 combine dates, raisins and walnuts. sprinkle baking soda over, then pour in boiling water. let stand until cooled to room temperature.
• 2 preheat oven to 350°f grease and flour 2 loaf pans.
• 3 cream butter and sugar with electric mixer (stand or handheld). add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. add vanilla and softened fruit (with any remaining water). fold in flour by hand.
• 4 divide batter between prepared loaf pans. bake 45-60 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. cool in pans 10 minutes, then remove to a rack to cool completely.