Honey Date Bread Marjorie Johnson

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped dates
• 1 cup boiling water
• cook for two minutes, cool
• 1/4 cup Crisco
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup HONEY
• 1 egg
• 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Preparation

Step 1

In a large electric mixing bowl, cream together the cooled date mixture, Crisco, granulated sugar, honey and egg. Sift dry ingredients together and add on speed 1 to honey mixture. Stir in chopped walnuts. Put batter in two greased and floured 3-1/2 by 7-1/2 loaf pans. Bake in 350 oven 40-45 minutes