Warrington Family Cookbook

Nana’s Datenut Bread Prep time Cook time Ready in Serves 15 min. 1 hr 1 hr 15 min 6

ingredients 1 cup pitted dates 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup boiling water 1 cup sugar 2 tablespoons butter or margarine 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/3 cup chopped walnuts 2 cups sifted flour ½ teaspoon baking powder

directions 1. Sprinkle baking soda over dates. 2. Pour boiling water over dates. 3. Cream sugar, butter and add egg. Mix well. 4. Add sifted flour and date mixture alternately, add nuts – mix well. 5. Pour into greased loaf pan. Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees.

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