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      Title: Date Bread
 Categories: Breads, Fruit
      Yield: 1 Loaf
 
  1 1/2 c  Strong coffee; boiling
  1 1/2 c  Dates; chopped
      1 tb Cocoa powder
      1 ts Baking soda
      1 c  Brown sugar
      1 tb Butter; melted
      1    Egg; beaten
  1 1/2 c  Flour
      1 pn Salt
      1 ts Vanilla
      1 c  Walnuts; chopped
 
  Long ago, Ron and I used to go to a restaurant in Sullivan County, NY,
  "Sullivan's", and order this desert toasted, with cream cheese on the
  side. It was scrumptious! This is my 're-creation' of that recipe.
  
  Put the chopped dates in a small bowl. Add the hot, boiling coffee
  and stir in the cocoa powder and baking soda. Allow the date/coffee
  mixture to soak for about 10 minutes to soften the chopped dates.
  
  Combine flour, salt, sugar and butter. Stir in the egg and mix well.
  Add the chopped walnuts to the batter.
  
  Add date mixture to batter and mix well. Turn into a greased 8x4-1/2"
  loaf pan and bake at 300°F for an 1-1/2 hours, or until a toothpick
  comes out clean
  
  Cool, and remove from the pan. Serve thick slices toasted with about
  1 tb of cream cheese for each slice.
  
  Recipe by Janis Kracht, 02/08/2024
 
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