Date Bread

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons baking soda 
• 1 tablespoon butter melted
• 2 cups dates pitted chopped
• 1 large eggs lightly beaten
• 2.3 cups flour all-purpose
• 4 teaspoons flour all-purpose
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 1 cup sugar 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 2 cups water boiling

Equipment

• bowl
• oven
• knife
• wire rack
• loaf pan
• measuring cup

Directions

1. Combine the first 3 ingredients in a large bowl; cover date mixture, and let stand 24 hours.
2. Preheat oven to 32
3. Coat 2 (8 x 4-inch) loaf pans with cooking spray, and dust each pan with 2 teaspoons flour.
4. Add the sugar, butter, vanilla, and egg to date mixture. Lightly spoon 2 1/4 cups flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife.
5. Add flour and salt to date mixture, stirring just until blended. Divide the batter evenly between prepared pans.
6. Bake at 325 for 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool the loaves 10 minutes in pans on a wire rack.
7. Remove loaves from pans, and cool completely on wire rack.