

Banana, raspberry and walnut loaf
Ingredients
- ¾ cup pitted dried dates, coarsely chopped
- 2 cups wholemeal flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ cup walnuts, coarsely chopped, plus 1 tablespoon extra
- 1 cup mashed ripe banana (2-3 bananas)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 eggs, lightly whisked
- ¾ cup fresh or frozen raspberries
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Instructions
1 Heat oven to 180°C. Grease a 9cm x 19cm x 5.5cm loaf pan and line with baking paper.2 Set a medium saucepan over a low-medium heat. Add dates to pan with 1 cup water and simmer for 5 minutes, or until dates soften and start to break down. Remove saucepan from heat.
3 Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon and walnuts in a large bowl. Add date mixture, mashed banana, vanilla extract and eggs. Stir until almost combined. Fold raspberries through mixture.
4 Spoon mixture into prepared pan. Smooth surface with the back of a spoon, scatter with extra nuts and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into centre of loaf comes out clean.
5 Leave loaf to cool in pan for 30 minutes. Turn out and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Slice loaf evenly and serve.
Variations
Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free flour and check cinnamon and baking powder are gluten free.
HFG tip
Store loaf in an airtight container in a cool, dry place.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 163cal
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Kilojoules 680kJ
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Protein 5g
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Total fat 3g
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saturated fat N/S
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Carbohydrates 25g
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–Sugars 14g
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Dietary fibre 3g
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Sodium 80mg
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Calcium 40mg
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Iron 1.5mg
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