date bread

Cleburne, TX
Updated on Aug 13, 2011

This is another one of my Grandma Eunice Kaphingst's Date recipes, It's so easy to tell her most used recipes the cards they are written on are so worn and comments written on them.

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup dates, chopped
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup shortening
  • 1 - egg
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup nuts, chopped (optional)

How To Make date bread

  • Step 1
    Pour boiling water over dates, let stand until water cools.
  • Step 2
    Sift together flour, soda, and salt.
  • Step 3
    Cream together shortening and sugar, add egg, add flour alternatley with date mixture. Blend in nuts.
  • Step 4
    Pour into well greased 9x5x3-inch loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees about 45 minutes.

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