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Grandma’s Date-Nut Bread

Grandma's Date-Nut Bread

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Course Breads, Quick Bread
Servings 1 loaf

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup Raisins
  • 1 1/2 cups boiling water
  • 2 tsp butter or as needed
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 cup dates pitted, chopped
  • 7 pitted prunes chopped
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  • 1 egg well beaten
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 cup Walnuts

Instructions
 

  • Put raisins in a bowl. Pour boiling water over raisins; soak until raisins have flavored the water, about 20 minutes. Drain raisins, reserving the water. Discard raisins.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a loaf pan with butter.
  • Bring reserved water to a boil in a small saucepan. Measure 3/4 cup boiling water into a bowl. Stir baking soda into water.
  • Put dates and prunes in a large bowl. Pour baking powder-water over dates and prunes; add unsalted butter and stir until melted. Stir sugar and vanilla extract into the fruit mixture; let cool to room temperature.
  • Stir egg into the fruit mixture to evenly coat. Mix flour and salt together in a small bowl; add to fruit mixture and stir. Fold walnuts into the mixture and pour into the prepared loaf pan.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 to 65 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

Notes

For best results don't use a glass pan
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