Treasure Loaf
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 ½ pounds dates pitted
- 8 ounces maraschino cherries drained
- 1 pound English walnuts
- 4 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Stir flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large mixing bowl. Add dates, cherries and walnuts. (Do not cut the dates, nuts or cherries - leave them whole.)
- Mix well using your hands, until well coated.
- Beat eggs. Add vanilla, then combine with the flour mixture. Mix well.
- Line a greased 8 1/4 x 4 1/2 x 2 3/4-inch loaf pan with heavy brown paper, then grease the paper. Pour in batter. Bake at 325o for 1 hour and 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Take paper off. Cool and wrap in waxed paper.
