Name: Grandma's Date Nut Bread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Raisins - ½ cup; Boiling water - 1 ½ cups; Butter, or as needed - 2 teaspoons; Baking soda - 1 teaspoon; Chopped pitted dates - 1 cup; Pitted prunes, chopped - 7; Unsalted butter, softened - ¼ cup; Sugar - 1 cup; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; Egg, well-beaten - 1; All-purpose flour - 1 ¾ cups; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Chopped walnuts - 1 cup

Ingredients for - Grandma's Date Nut Bread

1. Raisins ½ cup

2. Boiling water 1 ½ cups

3. Butter, or as needed 2 teaspoons

4. Baking soda 1 teaspoon

5. Chopped pitted dates 1 cup

6. Pitted prunes, chopped 7

7. Unsalted butter, softened ¼ cup

8. Sugar 1 cup

9. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

10. Egg, well-beaten 1

11. All-purpose flour 1 ¾ cups

12. Salt ½ teaspoon

13. Chopped walnuts 1 cup

How to cook deliciously - Grandma's Date Nut Bread

1 . Stage

Put raisins in a bowl. Pour boiling water over raisins; soak until raisins have flavored water, about 20 minutes. Drain raisins, reserving water. Discard raisins.

2 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a loaf pan with butter.

3 . Stage

Bring reserved water to a boil in a small saucepan. Measure 3/4 cup boiling water into a bowl. Stir baking soda into water.

4 . Stage

Put dates and prunes in a large bowl. Pour baking soda-water over dates and prunes; add unsalted butter and stir until melted. Stir sugar and vanilla extract into fruit mixture; let cool to room temperature.

5 . Stage

Stir egg into fruit mixture to evenly coat. Mix flour and salt together in a small bowl; add to fruit mixture and stir. Fold walnuts into mixture and pour into the prepared loaf pan.

6 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 to 65 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.