Date Bread

By goldens64

A Thanksgiving tradition

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped dates
• 3/4 cup boiling water
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

Pour boiling water over the dates and let cool. Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine the flour, soda and salt. With an electric mixer set on medium-low speed, beat the shortening, sugar and vanilla until creamy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture and dates (with water). Stir in the walnuts.

Pour batter into a greased loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour. Cool before removing bread from pan.