Orange Date Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter or margarine
2 c. sugar
3 eggs, beaten
4 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 1/3 c. buttermilk
1 c. walnuts, chopped
1 c. dates, chopped
1 Tbsp. grated orange peel
1/4 c. orange juice
1/2 c. sugar
2 Tbsp. grated orange peel

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar together; add eggs and mix well. Combine flour, baking soda and salt and add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk.
Fold in walnuts, dates and 1 tablespoon orange peel.
Pour into two greased and floured loaf pans.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 60 to 65 minutes, until done.