Grandma's Date-Nut Bread

Ingredients (13)

• + ½ cup raisins add to pantry
• ✓ 1 ½ cups boiling water
• + 2 teaspoons butter, or as needed add to pantry
• + 1 teaspoon baking soda add to pantry
• + 1 cup chopped pitted dates add to pantry
• + 7 pitted prunes, chopped add to pantry
• + ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened add to pantry
• + 1 cup sugar add to pantry
• + 1 teaspoon vanilla extract add to pantry
• + 1 egg, well-beaten add to pantry
• ✓ 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• + ½ teaspoon salt add to pantry
• + 1 cup chopped walnuts add to pantry