Date Nut Bread

Recipe Rating:	1 Rating5
Category:	Sweet Breads
Serves:	6
Cook Time:	1 Hr 15 Min

Ingredients

6 can(s)	(14-16 ounce) empty cans, clean vegetable or fruit cans
	cooking spray
1 lb	chopped dates
2 tsp	baking soda
2 c	boiling water
2 c	sugar (i used less because it was very sweet)
1/2 c	shortening
2	eggs
4 c	sifted all-purpose flour
1 c	chopped walnuts
1 c	raisins

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Club Recipes

Lightly Salted

The Villages, FL (pop. 13,926)

Greatchoices

Member Since Aug 2012

Club's Notes:

Prepared by Shari Greifner for January, 2013, meeting.

Directions

Preheat oven to 325F. Coat insides of cans with cooking spray.

Combine dates and baking soda in a bowl. Pour in boiling and let stand for 5 minutes.

Combine sugar, shortening and eggs in a large bowl. Using a mixer, beat a medium-high speed until creamy. Add date mixture(do not drain) and flour and stir until well blended. Add nuts and raisins, mix well.

Fill cans about 2/3 full with batter. Bake 1 to 1/4 hours, until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool cans on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Remove bread from cans and place on a wire rack to cool completely.

Serve with cream cheese.