Date Nut Bread

Ingredients

• 1/3 Cup Lightly Flavored Olive Oil

• 1 1/2 Cups Hot Water

• 1 Cup Chopped Pitted Dates

• 1 Large Egg

• 1 1/2 Mashed Bananas

• 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

• 1 Cup White Farro Flour

• 1 Cup Whole Grain Farro Flour

• 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda

• 1 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon

• 1/2 Teaspoon Salt

• 1 Cup Chopped Walnuts

• 3/4 Cup Coconut Palm Sugar (Or Dark Brown Sugar)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. In a bowl, mix together the hot water and chopped dates, then let sit for 15 minutes to cool and for the dates to soften.

3. Whisk in the oil, egg, bananas, and vanilla extract into the date water mixture.

4. In another bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, walnuts, and brown sugar.

5. Fold the date mixture into the flour mixture, until the dry mixture is no longer visible.

6. Pour the batter into a lightly greased and floured 8 x 4 inch loaf pan, then bake for about 55 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean.

7. Cool for 10 minutes, then remove from the tin and cool completely before slicing.

8. This loaf holds up well wrapped in aluminum foil for 3 or 4 days.