Alice's Date Nut Bread

This easy, tasty date nut bread is the perfect accompaniment to a cup of tea for an evening snack, or with a salad and some cottage cheese for a light lunch. Of course, it's also wonderful toasted for breakfast with a little bit of butter spread on. Yum!

Cooking Time1 hr

Ingredients

8 ounces pitted dates
1 egg, beaten
1 1/4 cup boiling water
1 stick butter, room temperature
1 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 cup chopped pecans
2 1/4 cups sifted flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease and flour a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
Cut dates into small pieces. Pour boiling water over dates. Add butter and brown sugar.
Cool this mixture. Beat in eggs and nuts.
Sift together dry ingredients and stir into date mixture. Do not beat.
Pour into prepared pan and bake in 350 degree oven for 60 minutes or until tester comes out clean.
Cool in pan 10 minutes then turn out of pan. Wrap in aluminum foil for better storage.

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nashmeow

Apr 16, 2010

The mystery S on some recipes only appears on those that have not yet been updated and corrected by our Editors. If the S is there, we will update the recipe to remove it and clarify things. Thanks!

Chef 3191753

Apr 16, 2010

I've asked this question over and over. Pls tell me what the "s" means in above recipe.

Chef 3191753

Apr 15, 2010

What does the "s" mean before abbreviation for cup? Pls let me know as I want to try this recipe. Thanks. Alice Moravec, azalice115@yahoo.com