Tropical Nut Bread Sandwiches

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup chopped dates
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans or 1/2 cup walnuts
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1/3 cup crushed pineapple, drained
• 1/4 cup flaked coconut
• 2 tablespoons pineapple preserves

Recipe

• 1 combine dates, pecans, and soda in a small bowl. stir in hot water; set aside to cool.
• 2 cream shortening in a medium bowl, gradually add sugar, beating well at med. speed with an electric mixer.add egg, beat well.
• 3 combine four and salt; add to creamed mixture alternating with date mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. mix just until blended after each addition. stir in vanilla.
• 4 pour batter into 2 greased and floured 16 ounce vegetable cans. bake at 350f for 35 to 4o minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in middle, comes out clean. cool in cans 10 minutes, remove loaves from cans, and cool on wire racks. slice loaves into 1/4 inch thick slices. spread pineapple cheese spread evenly over half the bread slices. top with remaining bread slices.
• 5 pineapple-cheese spread:.
• 6 combine all ingredients in a small bowl; stir well. 1 1/4 cups.