Date-Nut Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 1/4 oz. pkg. pitted dates
3/4 c. boiling water
1/2 c. brown sugar, packed
1/4 c. butter
1 3/4 c. all-purpose flour
3/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. walnuts or pecans

Preparation

Grease an 8 x 4 x 2 1/2-inch loaf pan well.
Cut dates into 4 pieces using kitchen scissors.
Drop into a 3-quart mixing bowl. Add boiling water, brown sugar and butter.
Stir thoroughly.
Let cool.
Stir flour and measure.
Resift 3 times with salt and soda. Stir egg into date mixture.
Add vanilla and beat well.
Stir in chopped nuts.
Turn into prepared pan and bake like Apricot Nut Bread, about 1 1/4 hours.
Makes 1 loaf.