8 Empty beer cans 1 c Maple syrup
2 tb Soda 1 tb Vanilla
1 c Dates 2 Eggs
2 c Beer 4 c Whole wheat pastry flour
3 tb Butter 1 c Pecans
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.
Yields
8 servings