Date Nut Bread

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 48
• 2 cups chopped pitted dates
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 cups boiling water
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon vegetable shortening
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup chopped candied pecans
• cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees. bring 2 cups water to boil.
• 2 in a medium bowl, combine dates and baking soda. pour boiling water over the date mixture, stir and cool.
• 3 in a large bowl or mixing bowl, combine sugar, shortning, salt, vanilla and egg. beat until well blended.
• 4 add flour and date mixture alternately to mixing bowl and beat well after each addition. begin and end with flour. stir in pecans.
• 5 pour batter into 3 (8 1/2 by 4 1/2 inch) loaf pans coated with cooking spray. bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes. cool 10 minutes on wire racks, remove from pans and cool completely.