Edna's Banana-Date Loaf

• 2 cup Flour
• 3/4 cup Sugar
• 2 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
• 1/4 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
• 1 tsp Ground Ginger
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 2 Eggs
• 2 tbsp Milk
• 1 tsp Vanilla Essence
• 100 grams Margarine
• 2/3 cup Dates
• 1 cup Banana

1. Sift together, 3 times, the dry ingredients
2. Stir in sugar
3. Mix in the chopped dates
4. Add margarine, eggs & half the mashed bananas
5. Stir to combine, then beat with electric beater at medium speed for 2 minutes
6. Add milk, vanilla essence & remaining bananas
7. Beat batter for another minute or so
8. Turn into loaf tin, forming a concave meniscus to compensate for the rise in the middle
9. Bake at 170C for 1 - 1 1/4 hours
10. Let it stand in tin for 15 minutes before turning out onto cake rack & allowing to cool completely

flour, sugar, baking powder, bicarbonate, ground ginger, salt, eggs, milk, vanilla, margarine, dates, banana

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/332083-ednas-banana-date-loaf (may not work)