Ingredients
- 3 regular loaves or 8 small loaves
- 2 tbl butter melted
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups stoned dates (12 oz) cut in small pieces
- 2 cups boiling water
- 3 ½-4 cups flour
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 ½ cups chopped walnuts
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- 2 tsp salt
Pour boiling water over dates and baking soda in large bowl. Cool. (The dates absorb some of the water during this process). Blend in remaining ingredients. Grease and flour pans. Bake at 375 degrees for 40-50 minutes for large loaves. Check doneness with toothpick. Cook small loaves for only 35 minutes.