This easy and delicious recipe for banana bread with an orange twist will take your banana bread game to the next level.
Now I know it’s been a while in between reader recipes but this one is worth waiting for, I promise. It seems that every man and woman and his or her dog were making banana bread during lockdown and I got some lovely banana bread related messages from readers, one lady was working her way through my entire Banana Bread recipe collection! 

I have to say, I’ve developed quite a collection of banana bread recipes but I subscribe to the theory that there’s no such thing as too much of a good thing! Anyhoo, back to those messages with Banana Bread in the subject line. Another message was from Greg, who enjoyed my Sticky Date Banana Bread so much, it inspired him to make a loaf of his own with a twist.
Not only did Greg make the banana bread with a twist, he kindly sent me the recipe which is  just too good not to share. This loaf is deliciously soft and light and the banana flavour is beautifully balanced with the caramel of the dates and the tang of the orange. 
I like this warm slathered with butter but Greg’s recommendation is to serve it toasted with butterscotch sauce and ice cream. Love your style, Greg! 
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Ingredients
250g pitted dates, roughly chopped
250ml orange juice
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
300g self-raising f...