Date Nut Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. dates, chopped
1 tsp. soda
1 c. boiling water
1 Tbsp. shortening
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 egg
1 1/2 c. flour

Preparation

Add 1 cup dates and 1 teaspoon soda to boiling water.
Cool and set aside.
Mix shortening, sugar, vanilla, egg and flour together.
Add chopped dates.
Pour date mixture into flour mixture.
Bake for 45 minutes at 350\u00b0 in a loaf pan.