Chocolate Date Loaf I - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup dates, pitted and chopped
3/4 cup boiling water
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 egg
1/2 cup white sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Preparation

Combine chopped dates, boiling water, and soda. Stir, and allow to cool.
Whisk together flour, baking powder, and nuts.
In a large mixing bowl, beat together egg, salt, sugar, and vanilla. Blend together melted chocolate and melted butter or margarine; stir into batter. Stir in date mixture. Add flour mixture, and stir to mix. Scrape into a greased 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour, or until it tests done. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove from pan.