Ingredients

1/2 cup of butter
2 eggs beaten
1/2 cup of your favourite sugar (date, for this batch)
1/2 cup honey
1 cup mashed ripe banana (2 to 3 medium)
2 cups of your favourite flour (barley, for this batch)
1/4 teaspoon salt
vanilla (as much as you like)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/3 cup hot water
1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts (I like lots)

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350
2. Melt the butter and add to sugar in a large mixing bowl and blend in
3. Add beaten eggs, vanilla, and bananas - blend until smooth
4. Add both flours, salt and baking soda
5. Stir in hot water and walnuts
6. Place batter into two small loaf pans
7. Bake 45 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in centre comes out clean.
8. Cool for 10 minutes then remove from pan. Complete cooling on a wire rack.

Makes two small sized loaves (or one medium loaf as pictured here).
Pairs well with coffee ... and company.