Whole Wheat Date Walnut Banana Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups water, boiling
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup dates, pitted, chopped
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 6 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 2/3 cups whole wheat flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 6 bananas (blended with 1/4 cup reserved date water)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 teaspoon banana flavoring
• 1 cup walnuts, shopped

Recipe

• 1 bake @ 350' for 60 minute
• 2 in medium bowl pour boiling water and baking soda over dates, stir well, reserve 1/4 cup liquid, allow mixture to cool.
• 3 stir eggs into cooled date mixture.
• 4 in large bowl combine brown sugar and oil, sift in whole wheat flour, salt and baking powder;, mix throughly.
• 5 add bananas blended with reserved date water, then add date egg mixture, vanilla, banana flavorings and walnuts. mix well.
• 6 pour into 2 well buttered loaf pans (4 1/2"x8 1/2").
• 7 bake 60 minutes @ 350' or til tooth pick inserted in center comes out clean. cool before cutting.