Nostalgia Date Nut Loaf

Ingredients

• 1½ cups boiling water
• 1 cup dates, chopped
• 1¼ cups sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp baking powder
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup Hershey's Mini Chips semi-sweet chocolate

Directions

1. Pour water over dates in medium bowl; let stand 15 minutes.
2. Heat oven to 350°F.
3. Beat sugar, egg, oil and vanilla in large bowl on high speed of mixer 3 minutes.
4. Stir together flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder; add alternately with dates to egg mixture, beating until blended.
5. Stir in walnuts and small chocolate chips.
6. Pour about 1¼ cups batter into each prepared pan.
7. Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
8. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks.
9. Cool completely.
10. Wrap and store overnight before slicing.