Banana and Date Loaf

2 cups self-raising flour
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp ground nutmeg
2/3 cup (125g) fresh dates, pitted and roughly chopped
1/2 cup caster sugar
1 cup milk
2 eggs
1 cup (2 large) mashed banana

Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius. Grease & line a 24 cm x 13.5 cm loaf tin.
Sift flour, bicarb soda, & nutmeg into a large bowl. Add sugar and dates and mix until dates are well coated.
Combine milk, eggs and banana in a bowl. Fold into date mixture & mix until batter is well combined.
Spoon mixture into prepared tin. Bake 45-50 minutes or until loaf is cooked when tested with a skewer.
Cool for 5 minutes in tin, then turn out onto a wire rack.
Serve sliced and buttered or toasted.

I have been using this recipe for years. Originally, it was obtained from Sydney Markets.