ZUCCHINI AND DATE BREAD.

Ingredients......1 cup of gratyed zucchini, 1 cup of chopped pitted dates, 250 ml of water, 125 gm of wholemeal flour, 125 gm of plain flour, 2 tbs of granulated sugar, 1 tsp of baking powder, 1/2 tsp of salt, 1/2 tsp of bi carbonate of soda, 1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon, 1/4 tsp of ground cloves, 2 eggs, lightly beaten. Preheat your oven to 180 deg C. Lightly spray a loaf pan with cooking spray. Press moisture out of the grated zucchini with paper towelling, set aside. Combine the chopped dates in a small saucepan with the water and bring to the boilover a medium heat. Remove from the heat and let stand for 15 minutes. Combine the wholemeal flour, plain flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, bi carbonate of soda, ground cinnamon and cloves in a large bowl. Stir the grated zucchini and the beaten eggs through the date mixture. Pour the wet mixture into the flour mixture and stir until the dry ingredients are moistened. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes before removing from the pan and cooling completely on a wire rack. Serve sliced with butter.