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Date Nut Bread

bread
From:
Nina Roberts
Time:
350°
Ingredients
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup nuts - chopped
  • 2 eggs - beaten
  • 1 TBSP shortening
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 pkg. (15) dates - pitted and chopped
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 cup boiling water
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Steps
  1. Prepare flour with salt. Add nuts. (mixture 1)
  2. Cream shortening then add sugar and beaten eggs - blend. (mixture 2)
  3. Put water in pan and add dates. Stir around in water. Add soda last. Mix well. (mixture 3)
  4. Pour mixture 1 into mixture 2. Pour mixture 3 in to mixture 2. Stir using 15-20 strokes.
  5. Grease pans. Fill pans half full.
  6. Bake 350° until lightly brown. Cool on rack.