Old fashioned date nut loaf

10 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
¾ cup Water
¼ cup Margarine
8.00 ounce Dates, pitted, chopped
¾ cup Walnuts, chopped
2.00 Eggs, slightly beaten
½ teaspoon Vanilla
1½ cup Flour, all purpose
¾ cup Sugar, white
1½ teaspoon Baking soda
½ teaspoon Salt

Directions

Preheat oven to 350-degrees. Grease and flour a 9x5x3 inch loaf pan.

In a small saucepan, bring water and margarine to a boil; pour over dates in a small bowl. Allow mixture to stand 1 minute. Stir to blend. Add nuts, eggs and vanilla. In a small bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda and salt; stir into date mixture until blended. DO NOT OVERMIX. Pour into pan. Bake 65 to 70 minutes or until a tester inserted in centre comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a wire rack 10 minutes;; loosen edges with a spatula and turn out on a wire rack to cool completely.

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