-BATTER-
1 2/3 c Sugar
2/3 c Vegetable oil
2 ts Vanilla
4 ea Eggs
1 cn (16 oz) pumpkin
3 c Flour
2 ts Baking soda
1 ts Cinnamon
3/4 ts Salt
1/2 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Ground cloves
1 c Chopped dates
-PRALINE STREUSEL-
1/3 c Packed brown sugar
1/3 c Chopped pecans
1 tb Margarine or butter, softend
Heat oven to 350. 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.
Yields
2 Loaves