Date + Dark Chocolate Banana Bread - Penguin Books Australia

Ingredients

• 200g (7oz) pitted dates
• 300ml (1¼ cups) water
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 2 ripe bananas (about 240g / 8½oz)
• 170g (6oz) soy yogurt
• juice of ½ lemon
• 3½ tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil, plus extra for greasing
• 270g (2 cups) self raising (rising) flour
• 100g (½ cup) soft light brown sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp ground nutmeg
• ½ tsp fine sea salt
• 150g (5½oz) dark chocolate (ensure vegan), roughly chopped
• vegan butter, to serve (optional)
• vegan yogurt and berries, to serve (optional)