Sarah’s banana loaf

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Lightly spray a 10cm x 20cm loaf tin with oil and line with baking paper.
2. Combine dates and 1 tablespoon boiling water in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Cover and microwave on high for 1 minute. Mash dates with a fork.
3. Process oats in a food processor until finally chopped. Add 4 bananas, eggs, vanilla, baking powder, cinnamon and date mixture, and process until smooth.
4. Spoon mixture into a prepared tin and smooth surface with back of a spoon. Thinly slice remaining banana lengthways and arrange over top of loaf. Bake for 35 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.
5. Set loaf aside in tin for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool. Serve with raspberries.