Applesauce Date Nut Bread

By á-153

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup butter or margarine
• 1 1/4 cup sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1/2 cup milk
• 4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup chopped raisins
• 1/2 cup chopped dates

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350F. Spray 2 loaf pans with non stick cooking spray.

Cream together butter & sugar. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Stir in applesauce & milk.

Combine dry ingredients; add to applesauce mixture & mix well. Stir in remaining ingredients. Pour into loaf pans.

Bake for 1 hour or until bread tests done.

Cool on rack for 10 minutes. Remove bread from pan & finish cooling on rack.