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I was never thinking I would ever bake anything, I always think of aparna that how she started to bake and her blog saying that she is a daring baker, Now I also thought let me also join to become a daring baker and here I am baking so many things.....
I had read about this recipe in Raji of RAKS Kitchen blog I think, and as I love dates I had loads of them at home and I decided I will try out this one for sure.....
This tea bread has such a moist texture and has rich flavour it is really so soft and banana....., The looks weren't so beautiful but it was absolutely delicious to eat...
BANANA-DATES LOAF
Ingredients:
- 100g/3 & 1/2 oz butter (chilled & cut into small pieces)
- plus extra for greasing
- 225g/8 oz self-raising flour
- 75g/2 & 1/4 oz caster sugar
- 125g/ 4 & 1/2 oz stoned dates, chopped
- 2 Bananas roughly mashed
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 tbsp honey
METHOD:
- Grease a 900g / 2 lb loaf tin and line the base with baking parchment
- sieve the flour into a mixing bowl. Rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips, until the mixture resembles fine bread crumbs.
- Stir in the sugar, chopped dates, bananas, beaten eggs and honey into the dry ingredients. Mix together to form a soft, dropping consistency.
- Spoon the mixture into the prepared loaf tin and level the surface.
- Bake in a preheated oven, 160 degrees C/ 325 degrees F/Gas Mark 3, for about 1 to 1/2 hrs, or until golden and a fine metal skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
- Leave the loaf to cool in the tin before turning out and transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
- serve the loaf warm or cold, cut into thick slices and serve it with hot tea or coffee or you can eat it just like that !!.
