Annie Mae's Georgia Date-Pecan Bread

Name: Annie Mae's Georgia Date-Pecan Bread
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: dates; eggs; sugar; butter; flour; baking powder; baking soda; salt; orange juice; water; pecans

This keeps well and is excellent for a morning coffee party.

Yield

1 servings

Prep

2 min

Cook

2 min

Ready

4 min

Ingredients

Amount	Measure	Ingredient
½	cup	dates dried, finely chopped
1	each	eggs
1	cup	sugar
2	tablespoons	butter melted
2	cups	all-purpose flour sifted
3	teaspoons	baking powder
¼	teaspoon	baking soda
¾	teaspoon	salt
½	cup	orange juice
¼	cup	water
1	cup	pecans chopped

Trans-fat Free, High Fiber

Directions

Soak dates for 2 hours in water, then drain and dry on paper toweling. In a bowl, mix egg, sugar, and butter. Sift flour with baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add dry ingredients alternately with orange juice and water, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Stir in dates and pecans and beat until well blended. Pour mixture into a greased 9x5x3" loaf pan. Bake in a preheated 350'F. oven for about 2 hours, or until bread tests done in the center. Unmold and cool on a rack.