Banana-Date Bread

Ingredients

• 0.8 teaspoon baking soda 
• 1.3 cups banana ripe mashed ( 2)
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar 
• 0.3 cup dates chopped
• 1 large eggs 
• 1.7 cups flour all-purpose
• 2 tablespoons flour all-purpose
• 0.3 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 1 tablespoon stick margarine chilled cut into small pieces
• 0.8 cup sugar 
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• knife
• wire rack
• blender
• loaf pan
• measuring cup

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 35
2. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
3. Combine flour, soda, and salt in a bowl.
4. Place banana and next 3 ingredients in a bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until blended.
5. Add flour mixture; stir just until moist. Stir in dates.
6. Pour batter into an 8 x 4-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray.
7. Combine brown sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, and cinnamon in a small bowl.
8. Cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.
9. Sprinkle evenly over batter.
10. Bake at 350 for 50 to 55 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes; remove from pan, and cool completely.