Delicious walnut, honey and date loaf

There’s nothing better than discovering a brand new loaf flavour that is not only full of tasty ingredients but also super easy to whip up in no time at all. With just a handful of easy and super flexible ingredients, absolutely anyone can conquer this dish!

Feel free to customise the ingredients list to suit your own tastebuds, however give this version a go before you do as this flavour could impress event the fussiest of eaters. Enjoy!

Ingredients

• 225g self-raising flour
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 175g softened butter
• 100g light muscovado sugar
• 3 tbsp clear honey
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 medium, ripe bananas, about 250g, mashed
• 100g stoned dates, chopped
• 50g pack walnut pieces

Method

1. Preheat oven to 160C. Line base and long sides of a 900g loaf tin with baking paper. Butter tin and paper. Pour flour, cinnamon, butter, sugar, 2 tablespoons of the honey, eggs, banana and dates into large mixing bowl. Beat mixture for a few minutes with hand-held mixer, until well blended.
2. Spoon into prepared tin. Level top. Scatter walnut pieces over. Bake for 1 hour. Lightly press top – it will feel firm if cooked. If not, bake for a further 10 minutes.
3. Cool for 15 minutes. Lift out of tin using paper. When cooled, drizzle remaining honey over. Cut into thick slices.