A quick and easy sweet bread with moist dates and crunchy nuts that’s great for breakfast, as a dessert, or as a snack.

Ingredients for Date and Nut Bread

• 1 cup chopped dates
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup oil
• 3/4 cup boiling water
• 1 egg
• 1 t baking powder
• 1 cup white flour
• 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 t salt
• 1/2 to 3/4 cup chopped nuts

Preparing Date and Nut Bread

Mix together the chopped, pitted dates, brown sugar, oil and boiling water. Allow dates to soften and mixture to cool. Stir in the egg, beaten, baking powder, flours, salt and nuts.

Put into a greased loaf pan (9 x 5″). Bake at 350F for approximately 50 minutes.