Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Description
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread is made by combining all-purpose flour with baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. The wet ingredients include sugar, softened butter, eggs, mashed bananas, milk, and vanilla extract. The dry ingredients are mixed into the wet mixture just until incorporated to avoid developing gluten, which keeps the texture soft. Semisweet chocolate chips are folded in, adding bursts of melted chocolate throughout.
Baking in a greased or parchment-lined 9x5-inch loaf pan at 325°F for about 60 to 70 minutes produces a bread with a moist, tender crumb and a slightly browned crust. A toothpick inserted in the center should come out clean when done. Reserved chocolate chips sprinkled on top add a decorative touch and extra chocolate flavor once baked.
This banana bread works well sliced for breakfast, snacks, or dessert. Its sweetness and soft texture suit eating plain or with butter. The cinnamon gives a warm undertone complementing the bananas and chocolate.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup white sugar
- ½ cup butter softened
- 2 egg large
- 3 banana mashed (about 1 1/3 cups, ripe
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 /4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F and grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan or line with parchment paper.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a bowl. Set aside. Beat sugar and butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy; add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in bananas, milk, and vanilla. Mix in flour mixture until just blended. Fold in chocolate chips (saving a few for the top) and pour batter into the prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle reserved chocolate chips on top.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 60-70 minutes, covering with aluminum foil if getting too brown at the end. Cool in the pan for a little bit before slicing.
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Overall Rating
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