Banana Walnut And Date Loaf

• 90 g butter
• 1/2 cup soft brown sugar
• 1 orange, zest of, grated
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup dates, chopped
• 3 large bananas, mashed
• 1 1/2 cups wholemeal self-rising flour
• 1/3 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped

1. Preheat the oven to a moderate heat.
2. Grease and line a 20cm x 12cm loaf pan, with baking paper.
3. Beat butter and sugar together until creamy. Add orange zest with one of the eggs and beat until smooth. Add remaining egg and beat to a smooth batter.
4. Fold in the dates, bananas, flour, orange juice and walnuts and fold in well.
5. Spoon the batter into prepared loaf pan and bake for about 45 minutes or until cooked when tested with a scewer.
6. Cool loaf in pan for about 5 minutes, then turn out to a rack to cool completely.

butter, brown sugar, orange, eggs, dates, bananas, wholemeal selfrising, orange juice, walnuts

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/banana-walnut-and-date-loaf-326718 (may not work)