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nonnies date nut bread

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Lynda Sweezey
@mema5
Charlotte, MI

This is my Mom's recipe and I just love it. Anything with dates is good. This is an old recipe. I can't remember when Mom didn't make it. The recipe has been around a long time.My parents were married almost 70 years, and she made it all through their marriage.

(1 rating)
yield 1 loaf
prep time 15 Min
cook time 1 Hr

Ingredients For nonnies date nut bread

  • 1 c
    dates-cut up
  • 1 1/2 c
    boiling water
  • COMBINE AND LET STAND UNTIL NEEDED
  • 1 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 1 Tbsp
    shortening
  • 1 lg
    egg
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 2 3/4 c
    flour
  • 1 c
    nutmeats (i like pecans but walnuts are good too}
  • 2 tsp
    baking soda
  • pinch salt

How To Make nonnies date nut bread

  • 1
    Cream sugar and shorting. Add egg. Mix soda with flour and add 1 teaspoon vanilla. Add flour alternately with liquid from dates. Add dates & nuts.
  • 2
    Bake 1 hour at 350 in a greased and floured loaf pan. Cool in pan for 5 minutes and cool on a wire rack.
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