Date Pecan Bread
By
Carl Smith
@CarlJoeSmith2
1
Blue Ribbon Recipe
This would be great for breakfast, brunch or a midnight snack!
The Test Kitchen
Ingredients
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1/2 cdates, dried, finely chopped
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1egg
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1 csugar
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2 Tbspbutter, melted
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2 call purpose sifted flour
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3 tspbaking powder
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1/4 tspbaking soda
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3/4 tspsalt
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1/2 corange juice
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1/4 cwater
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1 cchopped pecans
How to Make Date Pecan Bread
- Soak dates for 2 hours in water, then drain and dry on paper towel.
- In a bowl, mix egg, sugar and butter.
- Sift flour with baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Add dry ingredients alternately with orange juice and water, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
- Stir in dates and pecans and beat until well blended.
- Pour mixture into a greased 9x5x3" loaf pan.
- Bake in a preheated 350 oven for about 2 hours, or until bread tests done in the center.
- Unmold and cool on a rack.