grandma's date nut bread

Name: Grandma's Date Nut Bread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) sugar; 1 tablespoon(s) butter, cold; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 2 3/4 cup(s) flour; 2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 1/2 cup(s) hot or boiling water; 1/2 cup(s) chopped walnuts; 1 package(s) dates (unseeded - no pits) fresh or boxed; 3 to 4 medium figs (optional); 1 cup(s) seedless raisins

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Rich Viveiros

Ludlow, MA

Updated on Nov 5, 2011

I ate this every Christmas as a kid growing up, it was my Grandmothers recipe. I still love this bread, and now I make it every year in memory of her, and my mother.

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The cake pictured is actually a tweak to make the original recipe similar to one my Mama made. Concord Grade wine is substituted for the boiling water. I make it around Thanksgiving and I wrap in wine-soaked cheesecloth and seal in foil for Christmas.

prep time 20 Min

cook time 1 Hr

method Bake

yield 8-10 (Depending on Slice Size

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon butter, cold
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 3/4 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups hot or boiling water
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 package dates (unseeded - no pits) fresh or boxed
3 to 4 medium figs (optional)
1 cup seedless raisins

How To Make grandma's date nut bread

Step 1

Pour Water over Dates, Sugar and Butter - allow to soak so the dates get moist and soften.

Step 2

Add Vanilla, then Flour.
Step 3

Finally, add walnuts and remaining ingredients to bowl. Mix till thick (like cake batter). Grease pans, pour batter into pans and place in oven for 1 hour (60 Mins) or until knife slides out of center of bread clean.
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