Date Nut Bread

Ingredients:

• 1 cup chopped dates
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 2 cups boiling water
• 2 Tbsp. butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 4 cups flour
• 1 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups chopped nuts

How to Prepare:
1) In a medium bowl, mix together dates, baking soda, and boiling water. Set aside, let cool.

2) Sift flour and salt together in another bowl.

3) Cream together butter, sugar, and eggs. Add date mixture after it has cooled. Then...

4) Gradually add flour/salt mixture, scraping bowl often.

5) Add vanilla, and mix in nuts. Pour batter into 2 greased and floured loaf pans, or 6 small pans, filled about halfway.

6) Bake at 350° for 1 hour. Small loaves will bake in less time, about 40 minutes.

7) Remove loaves from pans and cool completely on wire racks.