BANANA PEAR BREAD WITH DATES

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This bread is the best banana bread I have ever made. I didn't have enough of the ingredients I needed for banana bread so I improvised and the outcome was wonderful! I have to post this one so I will remember how to make it again. Entire family loved it.

Provided by Some1sGrandma

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 1h10m

Yield 24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
1 cup sugar
1 cup Splenda granular (sugar substitute)
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
3/4 teaspoon orange extract
2 bananas (very ripe)
1 (15 ounce) can diced canned pears (drained)
3 cups flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup sour cream
2/3 cup chopped pitted dates

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Grease 2 loaf pans.
  • In a large bowl cream together butter, sugar, Splenda, vanilla, orange extract, and eggs.
  • Put into your blender 2 peeled bananas and half the can of pears (not juice). Puree.
  • Stop blender and add cinnamon and enough pears to equal 2 cups of puree total. Blend again until all is smooth.
  • Add the flour, soda and salt to the bowl of creamed butter and sugar mixture.
  • Now add the fruit puree and the sour cream to the mixture and mix well.
  • Fold in chopped dates.
  • Scoop half the batter into each loaf pan and bake for about 1 hour.
  • After 1 hour test center of loaf with a toothpick, if it comes out clean your bread is done, if not bake another 10 minutes and try again.
  • Cool for at least 30 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 222.9, Fat 10.7, SaturatedFat 6.4, Cholesterol 59.8, Sodium 300.5, Carbohydrate 29.1, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 14.6, Protein 3.3

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