Moist 'n' Dark Nut Bread

Name: Moist 'n' Dark Nut Bread
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking soda; 473 milliliters chopped pitted dates; 1 large egg; 828 milliliters all-purpose flour; 237 milliliters chopped pecans, toasted; 1 teaspoon salt; 473 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 Tbsp vegetable shortening; 473 milliliters boiling water

You can never have too many bread recipes, so give Moist 'n' Dark Nut Bread a try. One serving contains 303 calories, 4g of protein, and 6g of fat. This dairy free and vegetarian recipe serves 16. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. If you have baking soda, sugar, water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Combine dates and baking soda in a medium bowl.

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Baking Soda

Dates

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Pour water over the date mixture; stir and let cool.

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Water

Dates

Preheat oven to 35

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Place sugar, vegetable shortening, salt, vanilla, and egg in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended.

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Vegetable Shortening

Vanilla

Sugar

Salt

Egg

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Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.

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All Purpose Flour

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Add flour and date mixture alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Stir in pecans.

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Pecans

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Sugar

Dates

Pour batter into 3 (8 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch) loaf pans coated with cooking spray.

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Bake at 350 for 40 to 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pans on wire racks; remove from pans. Cool completely.

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