Orange, Date And Pecan Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 orange
about 1/2 c. boiling water
1 c. chopped dates
1 c. sugar
2 Tbsp. melted butter or margarine
1 egg, beaten
2 c. all-purpose flour, measure before sifting
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda
2/3 c. chopped pecans or walnuts

Preparation

Wash and squeeze orange and add to the juice enough boiling water to yield 1 cup.
Remove pulp from orange and put peeling through food grinder.
Combine with dates, orange liquid, sugar, butter and egg.
Sift dry ingredients together 3 times and add; mix well.
Stir in nuts.
Turn into greased loaf pan and bake at 350\u00b0 until golden brown.