Healthful Date Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (8 oz.) pkg. unsugared pitted whole dates, snipped
1 c. raisins
1 1/2 c. boiling water
2 c. whole wheat flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
2 slightly beaten egg whites
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. chopped almonds

Preparation

In
a
medium
mixing
bowl, combine dates and raisins. Pour boiling water mixture and set aside to cool slightly.
In large mixing
bowl,
stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
Stir egg whites and vanilla into cooled date mixture.
Add date mixture and almonds to flour mixture; stir until well blended.
Mixture will be thick.
Evenly spread the batter into a lightly greased 9 x 5 x 3-inch baking pan.
Bake in
350\u00b0 oven for 40 to 50 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted
into
the center
comes
out clean.
Cool in pan 10 minutes.
Remove
from pan;
cool
thoroughly on a wire rack. Wrap
and
store
overnight before serving.
Makes 1 loaf, 18 servings.
Contains no added sugar, fat or cholesterol!