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Eva Keller's Orange Date Nut Bread Recipe

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Category:
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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 large orange
1 cup dates, cut fine
1 cup sugar
2 T oleo or butter ( I use oleo)
1 tsp soda
1 egg beaten
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup chopped nuts
Directions:
Directions:
Squeeze juice of orange in cup, and fill cup with boiling water and pour over dates. Add soda and stir and then add shortening and beaten egg and sugar. Stir together. Sift flour and baking powder and salt and add this to above ingredients and beat. Add vanilla, beat, and then add nuts and stir entire mixture and bake in a greased loaf pan at 350º for 50 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
Cool for about 15 minutes and then turn loaf of bread out on wax paper until cool. I wrap in foil after bread has cooled and until ready to serve. It can be baked a day ahead. It is very moist and keeps well.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
Depends on size of slices
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This recipe was Lloyd's mom's recipe and then my Mom liked it so much she used it a lot and my family all like it very much.

 

 

 

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