Spiced Banana, Date & Walnut Loaf – No Butter Needed

180g dates, divided in half

4 ripe bananas

2 large eggs

¼ cup The Good Oil extra virgin rapeseed oil

75g brown sugar

⅔ cup greek yoghurt

2 tsp vanilla extract

170g plain flour

2 tsp baking powder

½ tsp baking soda

1 tsp ground cinnamon

½ tsp nutmeg

¼ tsp allspice

½ tsp salt

½ cup chopped walnuts

2 tbsp mixed seeds (e.g. sunflower, pumpkin, sesame)

Preheat oven to 180°C. Line a large loaf tin with baking paper. Roughly chop half the dates and set aside. Soak the remaining dates for 10 minutes in just enough boiling water to cover them.

Add soaked dates with their water, three bananas, eggs, oil, brown sugar, yoghurt and vanilla to a food processor. Blend until smooth.

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and salt. Pour the blended mixture into the dry ingredients. Add chopped walnuts and chopped dates. Stir until just combined.

Pour the batter into the prepared tin. Sprinkle with seeds, then top with the halved banana, cut side up and bake for 50 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.

Let cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool before slicing.