Date Nut Loaf

Ingredients

 * 1 cup brown sugar
 * 2 tbsp butter
 * 1 egg
 * 1 cup chopped nuts
 * 1 cup chopped dates
 * 1 cup boiling water
 * 1 tsp baking powder
 * 1 tsp baking soda
 * 1 tsp salt
 * 1tsp vanilla
 * 2 1/4 cups flour

Steps
Stew dates in the boiling water until the dates are mushy. Cream butter and sugar. Add the egg and vanilla and mix well. Add dry ingredients with nuts and then add the dates. Pour batter into greased loaf pan. Bake for 1 1/4 hour.