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Banana Date Bread Recipe

by Allen Williams on November 4, 2010

After finding a bag of dates hiding out in the back of my fridge, I contemplated their fate this morning. Should I make them into a pie or cookies? Or, should I just eat them one by one until the the bag was empty and I was full?

When I came across an over-ripened banana on the counter, I knew what I must do. I made a moist banana bread spiced with a bit of cinnamon and loaded with chewy, sweet dates.
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