Name: Date, Banana and Walnut Loaf
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 cup water; 2 tbs butter; 1 cup dates diced; 1 tsp mixed spice; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 2 egg; 1 cup wholemeal self-raising flour; 2 banana mashed ripe; 1/2 cup walnuts chopped; 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

by susannemcdonald Last updated on 07/09/2019

Very moist, healthy, sugarless loaf cake, best sliced and spread with butter to serve. Also freezes very well. Can be doubled and one frozen for later. - susannemcdonald

Ingredients

1 cup water
2 tbs butter
1 cup dates diced
1 tsp mixed spice
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 egg
1 cup wholemeal self-raising flour
2 banana mashed ripe
1/2 cup walnuts chopped
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 165C fan-forced.
Step 2

Place water, dates, butter and spice in large saucepan and heat to boiling point, stir until butter is melted.
Step 3

Remove from heat and add bicarbonate of soda.
Step 4

Allow to cool to room temperature and then add bananas, eggs, nuts, flour and cinnamon.
Step 5

Stir well and pour into a greased and lined loaf pan.
Step 6

Bake for approximately 45 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
Step 7

Allow to rest in tin for 20 minutes before turning out.