Banana-Date Nut Bread

• 1 3/4 c. all-purpose flour
• 1/2 c. sugar
• 1 tsp. double-acting baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 c. shortening, butter or margarine
• 1 c. mashed bananas (about 2 very ripe, medium bananas)
• 1 c. pitted dates, chopped
• 1 c. California walnuts, coarsely chopped
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten

1. About 2 hours before serving or day ahead:
2. Preheat oven to 350u0b0.
3. Grease and flour 8 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pan.
4. In large bowl, with fork, mix first 5 ingredients.
5. With pastry blender or 2 knives used scissor-fashion, cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
6. With fork, stir in bananas, dates, walnuts and eggs just until blended; spread batter evenly in pan. Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
7. Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes; remove from pan and cool completely on rack.
8. Makes 1 loaf.

flour, sugar, doubleacting baking powder, salt, baking soda, shortening, bananas, dates, california walnuts, eggs

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=821301 (may not work)