Beer Can Date Bread Recipe

Ingredients

• 8 x Empty beer cans
• 2 Tbsp. Soda
• 1 c. Dates
• 2 c. Beer
• 3 Tbsp. Butter
• 1 c. Maple syrup
• 1 Tbsp. Vanilla
• 2 x Large eggs
• 4 c. Whole wheat pastry flour
• 1 c. Pecans

Instructions

1. Remove tops from beer cans with can opener; lightly oil insides.
2. Sprinkle soda on dates.
3. Heat beer to boiling and pour over date/soda mix; set aside to cold.
4. Cream together butter, maple syrup, vanilla, and Large eggs.
5. Stir in flour.
6. Add in nuts and cooled date mix.
7. Spoon batter into cans, filling only 1/2 full.
8. Bake with cans standing up on cookie sheet, at 350 degrees for 15-30 min; look for tops to split and test for doneness.
9. Don't cut bread for 1 day; bread may break up, if it is sliced while still hot.
10. Makes 8 small loaves