Old-Fashioned Date-Nut Bread

• 1 1/2 c. milk
• 1 1/2 c. chopped pitted dates
• 2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
• 1 1/3 c. granulated sugar
• 2 1/4 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 c. pecans, coarsely chopped
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp. lemon extract
• Orange-Lemon Glaze

1. Heat oven to 350u0b0.
2. Grease 2 clean, empty 1-pound coffee cans. In 2-quart saucepan over medium-high heat, bring milk to boil. Immediately remove from heat; add dates and let stand for 10 minutes.
3. In a large bowl stir flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and pecans to mix well.
4. In a medium-size bowl using wire whisk or fork, beat eggs lightly; stir in date-milk mixture and lemon extract until well blended.
5. Stir egg mixture into flour mixture until just blended.
6. Pour batter into prepared cans; bake 50 to 55 minutes until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
7. Cool in cans on wire rack 10 minutes.
8. Remove loaves from cans; cool completely.
9. Brush loaves with glaze.
10. Let stand for about 15 minutes until glaze is set.

milk, dates, flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, pecans, eggs, lemon extract, orangelemon glaze

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=668125 (may not work)