Praline pumpkin-date bread
2 Loaves
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1⅔ | cup | Sugar |
| ⅔ | cup | Vegetable oil |
| 2 | teaspoons | Vanilla |
| 4 | eaches | Eggs |
| 1 | can | (16 oz) pumpkin |
| 3 | cups | Flour |
| 2 | teaspoons | Baking soda |
| 1 | teaspoon | Cinnamon |
| ¾ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ½ | teaspoon | Baking powder |
| ½ | teaspoon | Ground cloves |
| 1 | cup | Chopped dates |
| ⅓ | cup | Packed brown sugar |
| ⅓ | cup | Chopped pecans |
| 1 | tablespoon | Margarine or butter, softend |
Directions
BATTER
PRALINE STREUSEL
Heat oven to 350. Grease bottoms only of 2 loaf pans. Prepare praline streusel by mixing ingredients until crumbly; reserve. Mix sugar, oil, vanilla, eggs and pumpin in large bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients except dates. Stir in dates.
Pour batter into pans. Sprinkle with praline streusel. Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. cool 10 minutes. Loosen sides of loaves from pans; remove from pans. Cool completely on wire rack before slicing.