When in despair, I bake. My mother had her recipe for this wonderful bread. My aunts also had their own recipes. And I remember my Grandmother making Date & Nut Bread. This recipe is from a McGraw-Hill published cookbook in 1981. Trust me, this is a keeper.
Old Fashioned Date & Nut Bread
3/4 cup water
1/4 cup butter
1 8-oz package chopped dates
3/4 cup chopped walnuts (5-oz pkg)
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 tsps baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F). Grease & flour a 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan. In a small saucepan, bring water and butter to a boil; pour over dates in a medium bowl. Allow mixture to stand 15 minutes. Stir to blend. Add nuts, eggs, vanilla. In small bowl combine flour, sugar, baking soda & salt. Stir into date mixture until blended. Do not overmix.
Pour into pan. Bake 65 - 70 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Loosen edges with spatula; turn out on wire wrack to cool completely. Makes 1 loaf. Serve with whipped cream cheese.
Old Fashioned Date & Nut Bread
3/4 cup water
1/4 cup butter
1 8-oz package chopped dates
3/4 cup chopped walnuts (5-oz pkg)
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 tsps baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F). Grease & flour a 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan. In a small saucepan, bring water and butter to a boil; pour over dates in a medium bowl. Allow mixture to stand 15 minutes. Stir to blend. Add nuts, eggs, vanilla. In small bowl combine flour, sugar, baking soda & salt. Stir into date mixture until blended. Do not overmix.
Pour into pan. Bake 65 - 70 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Loosen edges with spatula; turn out on wire wrack to cool completely. Makes 1 loaf. Serve with whipped cream cheese.
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