Date Nut Bread

Submitted by KittyKitty

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 2 loaves

ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package chopped dates
• 1⁄2 cup chopped pecans or 1/2 cup walnuts
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup hot water
• 1⁄4 cup shortening
• 2⁄3 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

directions

1. Stir dates, pecans, and soda into hot water; set aside to cool.
2. Cream shortening; gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed of an electric mixer.Add egg, and beat well.
3. Combine flour and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with fruit-nut mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.Stir in vanilla.
4. Pour batter into 2 greased and floured 28-ounce fruit cans. Bake at 350F for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
5. Cool in cans 10 minutes; remove and let cool on wire racks.