Title: Orange & Date Bread - Taste Of Home
Categories: Bread
Yield: 2 Loaves
1 c Butter or margarine, soft
2 c Sugar
3 Eggs
4 c Flour
1 ts Baking soda
1 ts Salt
1 1/3 c Buttermilk
1 c Chopped dates
1 c Chopped pecans or walnuts
1 tb Grated orange rind
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1/4 c Orange juice
1/2 c Sugar
2 tb Grated orange rind
Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, beat well. Combine dry ingredients and
add alternately with the buttermilk. Fold in walnuts, dates and orange
rind. Pour into two 8 1/2 inch greased and floured pans and bake at 350F.
degrees for about an hour. Comb NOTES: Can be made ahead and frozen.
