Ingredients
8 empty beer cans
2 tbsp soda
1 cup dates
2 cup beer
3 tbsp butter
1 cup maple syrup
1 tbsp vanilla
2 eggs
4 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 cup pecans
Directions
Remove tops from beer cans with can opener; lightly oil insides.
Sprinkle soda on dates. Heat beer to boiling and pour over date/soda
mixture; set aside to cool. Cream together butter, maple syrup,
vanilla, and eggs. Stir in flour. Add nuts and cooled date mixture.
Spoon batter into cans, filling only 1/2 full. Bake with cans
standing up on cookie sheet, at 350 degrees for 15-30 minutes; look
for tops to split and test for doneness. Do not cut bread for 1 day;
bread may break up, if it is sliced while still warm.
Servings: 8 servings
Beer Can Date Bread Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
Categories: Beer; Bread; Breads; Fruit
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We hope you enjoy this Beer Can Date Bread recipe.
