Beer Can Date Bread

Ingredients

 * 8 	 	Empty beer cans
 * 2 	tbsp 	Soda
 * 1 	cup 	Dates
 * 2 	cup 	Beer
 * 3 	tbsp 	Butter
 * 1 	cup 	Maple syrup
 * 1 	tbsp 	Vanilla
 * 2 		Eggs
 * 4 	cup 	Whole wheat pastry flour
 * 1 	cup 	Pecans

Directions
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 ½ full. Bake with cans standing up on cookie sheet, at 350 °F 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.