quickbread - Banana and Date Loaf

By tinathorn

Ingredients

• 2 ripe bananas
• 1/2 cup dates (+plus extra 1/2 cup chopped, optional)
• 1 flax egg (1 tbsp flax meal + 3 tbsp water)
• 1/2 tbsp maple syrup (optional if you want it a little sweeter)
• 1 tbsp coconut oil
• 1/4 cup almond milk
• 1 3/4 cup plain flour (GF or GF oat flour)
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 banana thinly sliced to top (optional)

Details

Adapted from annies-hungry.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 180C and lightly grease a loaf tin.
Put bananas, 1/2 cup dates, flax egg, coconut oil, vanilla, maple syrup (if using) and almond milk in a food processor or blender.
Pulse until pureed and well blended.
Stir together the flour, salt, baking powder and cinnamon.
Add blended banana mix to dry ingredients and stir until well incorporated.
Chop up the remaining 1/2 cup of dates and add to the mix if desired.
Pour batter into prepared loaf tin.
Top with thinly sliced banana (optional).
Bake in preheated oven for about 45 minutes until the top is golden brown and a skewer inserted into the middle of the loaf comes out clean.