BANANA DATE LOAF

3/4 cup canola oil

2 eggs

1/2 cup brown sugar, packed

3 small over ripe bananas, pureed or very well mashed

1 1/4 cups self raising flour

1 heaped teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 cup chopped pitted dates, packed

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

preheat oven to 160 c. line base and grease and flour sides of a small loaf tin.

in a large bowl, place the oil, eggs and sugar. stir till well  combined.

stir in the banana then the flour and cinnamon.

stir in the dates and walnuts.

pour into tin.

cook for approx 40 minutes until browned and a skewer comes out clean.

cool in tin for 10 minutes then remove to wire rack to cool completely.

serve with butter.