Recipe - Orange Date Bread

2 cup Pillsbury's Best All Purpose
Flour*, sifted
1 teaspoon Doubleacting baking powder
One half teaspoon Soda
One half teaspoon Salt
2 tablespoon Butter
1 cup Sugar
1 Egg; unbeaten
Rind of 1 medium orange
Boiling water to measure 1
cup
Juice of 1 orange
1 cup Dates; cut fine
One half cup Funsten's Nuts

BAKE at 350 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes. MAKES 9 x 5inch loaf. Sift
together flour, baking powder, soda, and salt. Blend together butter and
sugar in mixing bowl. Add 1 unbeaten egg; beat well. Grate rind in 1 medium
orange (1 to 2 tablespoons); reserve. Combine juice of 1 orange with enough
boiling water to measure 1 cup. Add alternately with dry ingredients to
creamed mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Blend well
after each addition. Stir in 1 cup dates, cut fine and nuts, chopped, and
the orange rind. Turn into 9 x 5 x 3inch pan, well greased on the bottom.
Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees) 50 to 60 minutes. Cool before slicing.

*For use with Pillsbury's Best SelfRising Flour, increase flour to 2 1/4
cups. Omit baking powder, soda and salt.

NOTES : "Developed by Ann Pillsbury" Recipe by: Best Loved Foods of
Christmas, Pillsbury, undated booklet

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #882 by NGavlak@aol.com on Nov 3, 1997