Recipe: Date Nut Bread

Recipes using Diamond Shelled Walnuts

Price Each: $21.60USD

20 dates, cut up
1 cup boiling water
3/4 tsp baking soda
1 heaping tbsp butter
1 scant cup sugar
1 egg
1 3/4 cups sifted flour
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 tsp vanilla extract
chocolate bits (optional)

Mix dates, boiling water and baking soda. Let stand 5 minutes. Cream butter and sugar and add egg. Add date mixture. Add flour, nuts, and vanilla; mix gently. Grease 2 bread pans. Divide batter and pour into the two pans. Bake in 375° F oven for one hour. For variety, try baking in four No. 2 cans. Fill well oiled cans 2/3 full. To serve, slice thin and spread with cream cheese.