Date Pecan Tea Bread
 
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This moist, nicely sweet bread is excellent on its own and even better topped with the chunky cream cheese spread.
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Serves: 12-16
Ingredients
  • 2½ cup Dates. Chopped
  • 1½ cup Boiling Water
  • 1¾ cup All-purpose Flour
  • 1½ teaspoon Baking Soda
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ¼ teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon Ground Ginger
  • ¼ teaspoon Nutmeg
  • 2 tablespoon butter, softened
  • 1¼ cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1 egg, slightly beaten
  • 2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 1½ cup Chopped Pecans
Spread
  • 3 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 2 tablespoon dates, chopped
spread
  • 2 tablespoon Pecans, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon milk
Instructions
  1. Place dates in a bowl, pour boiling water over dates. In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cloves, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg, set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly. Beat in egg and vanilla. Add flour mixture alternately with date mixture. Stir in pecans.
  3. Transfer to a greased and floured 9"x5" loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 65 to 75 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack to cool.
  4. In a small bowl, combine spread ingredients. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Serve with bread.
Notes
(1) Be sure and grease and flour the pan well.  This bread is a little on the heavy side and will stick to the pan if not prepared well.

(2)  Can substitute some of the dates for dried cranberries for a little red coloring for the holidays!
Recipe by Pray Cook Blog at https://praycookblog.com/beautiful-bread-for-holiday-gift-giving-cookbook-giveaway/