Banana, date and honey loaf

Who doesn't love banana bread? Well, I don't know many people that don't and all my family definitely do. I mainly make this for my two year olds as a healthy snack but my husband always wants to take a slice to work for morning tea. It is dairy free and low in fat and added sugars but tastes great.

0.75 cup self raising flour

0.75 cup wholemeal self raising flour
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
0.25 cup honey
3 large ripe bananas, mashed
2 eggs, lightly beaten
0.3 cup vegetable oil
0.25 cup soy milk
0.5 cup chopped dates

1. Preheat oven to 160C (fanforced) and lightly grease a loaf tin.
2. Sift flour and bicarb into a large bowl. Stir in dates.
3. Combine eggs, milk, honey and bananas and mix together until well combined.
4. Stir wet mixture into dry ingredients until just combined.
5. Pour mixture into pan and bake for ~ 1 hour or until an inserted skewer comes out clean. (Cover loaf half way through cooking if browning too much on top)
6. Cool in pan before placing on a wire rack to cool completely. Slice and try not to eat it all at once!

So simple and quick and a great way to use up ripe bananas.
This loaf freezes really well too. I wrap individual slices in plastic wrap and freeze some for a later date. Otherwise, the whole loaf would be gone in a day!