Old Fashioned Date Pudding

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup dates, chopped fine
• 1 cup hot water
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup pecans
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2/3 cup water
• 2/3 cup chopped dates

Recipe

• 1 mix together 1 cup dates, 1 cup hot water and baking soda. let stand several minutes.
• 2 add remaining ingredients ( sugar, butter, egg, flour, baking powder and pecans). mix well.
• 3 pour into 9x9 inch greased pan.
• 4 bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.
• 5 mix brown sugar, 2/3 cup water and 2/3 cup dates in saucepan.
• 6 cook for 3 minutes over medium heat,stirring constantly.
• 7 pour on top of date pudding immediately, or it can be spooned on after it is cut into pieces.
• 8 top with whipped cream.