Banana-date Flax Seed Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1/2 cup flax seed
• 2/3 cup mashed ripe banana
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup flax seed
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup whole pitted dates, chopped
• cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 place 1/2 cup flax seeds in a blender, and process until ground to measure 3/4 cup flaxseed meal.
• 2 set flax seed meal aside.
• 3 preheat oven to 350°.
• 4 beat the banana, sugar, oil, and eggs at medium speed of a mixer until well-blended.
• 5 lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife.
• 6 combine flour, flaxseed meal, 1/4 cup flax seeds, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, and gradually add to sugar mixture, beating until well-blended.
• 7 stir in chopped dates.
• 8 spoon the batter into an 8x4-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray.
• 9 bake bread at 350° for 55 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 10 cool 10 minutes in pan on a wire rack, and remove from pan.
• 11 cool completely on wire rack.
• 12 serve and enjoy!