Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour, unsifted
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup mashed ripe banana (about 3 small)
• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

• 1 lightly grease the bottom only of a 9 1/4 by 5 1/4 by 2 3/4 inch loaf pan.
• 2 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 3 in large mixing bowl, combine all dry ingredients: flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
• 4 add butter, eggs and bananas and blend well on medium speed of mixer.
• 5 stir in small chocolate chips and walnuts.
• 6 bake at 350 for 60 to 65 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 7 cool 10 minutes; remove from pan.
• 8 cool completely.