Recipe By : Best Loved Foods of Christmas, Pillsbury, undated booklet
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Breads
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 cup boiling water
1 1/4 cups dates -- cut in large pieces
2 teaspoons soda*
2 cups Pillsbury's Best All Purpose Flour*
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup Funsten's Nuts -- chopped
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 eggs -- unbeaten
BAKE at 350 degrees for 60 to 70 minutes. MAKES 9 x 5-inch loaf.
Pour boiling water over dates and soda. Cool. Sift together flour and salt.
Add nuts, chopped. Blend together the butter and brown sugar or granulated
sugar in mixing bowl. Blend in 2 unbeaten eggs; beat well. Add dry
ingredients alternately with the date mixture, beginning and ending with dry
ingredients. Blend well after each addition. Turn into one 9 x 5 x 3-inch
pan or 3 No. 2 cans, well greased on the bottom. Bake in moderate oven (350
degrees) 60 to 70 minutes. Cool before slicing.
*For use with Pillsbury's Best Self-Rising Flour, omit soda and salt.
