Praline Pumpkin-Date Bread

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Praline Pumpkin-Date Bread  

 

Batter:

1 2/3 cups sugar

2/3 cup vegetable oil

2 tsps. vanilla

4 eggs

1 16 oz. can pumpkin

3 cups flour

2 tsps. baking soda

1 tsp. cinnamon

3/4 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. ground cloves

1 cup chopped dates

 

Praline Streusel:

1/3 cup packed brown sugar

1/3 cup chopped pecans

1 tbsp. margarine or butter, softend

 

Heat oven to 350 degrees. 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.