nonnies date nut bread

Name: Nonnies Date Nut Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) dates-cut up; 1 1/2 cup(s) boiling water; ## COMBINE AND LET STAND UNTIL NEEDED; 1 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 1 tablespoon(s) shortening; 1 large egg; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 2 3/4 cup(s) flour; 1 cup(s) nutmeats (i like pecans but walnuts are good too}; 2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; - pinch salt

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Lynda Sweezey

Charlotte, MI

Updated on Oct 21, 2011

This is my Mom's recipe and I just love it. Anything with dates is good. This is an old recipe. I can't remember when Mom didn't make it. The recipe has been around a long time.My parents were married almost 70 years, and she made it all through their marriage.

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 1 Hr

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yield 1 loaf

Ingredients

1 cup dates-cut up
1 1/2 cups boiling water
COMBINE AND LET STAND UNTIL NEEDED
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon shortening
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 3/4 cups flour
1 cup nutmeats (i like pecans but walnuts are good too}
2 teaspoons baking soda
- pinch salt

How To Make nonnies date nut bread

Step 1

Cream sugar and shorting. Add egg. Mix soda with flour and add 1 teaspoon vanilla. Add flour alternately with liquid from dates. Add dates & nuts.

Step 2

Bake 1 hour at 350 in a greased and floured loaf pan. Cool in pan for 5 minutes and cool on a wire rack.
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