Old-Fashioned Date-Nut Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. milk
1 1/2 c. chopped pitted dates
2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1 1/3 c. granulated sugar
2 1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. pecans, coarsely chopped
2 large eggs
1 tsp. lemon extract
Orange-Lemon Glaze

Preparation

Heat oven to 350\u00b0.
Grease 2 clean, empty 1-pound coffee cans. In 2-quart saucepan over medium-high heat, bring milk to boil. Immediately remove from heat; add dates and let stand for 10 minutes.
In a large bowl stir flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and pecans to mix well.
In a medium-size bowl using wire whisk or fork, beat eggs lightly; stir in date-milk mixture and lemon extract until well blended.
Stir egg mixture into flour mixture until just blended.
Pour batter into prepared cans; bake 50 to 55 minutes until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool in cans on wire rack 10 minutes.
Remove loaves from cans; cool completely.
Brush loaves with glaze.
Let stand for about 15 minutes until glaze is set.