Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

By PattiB

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 to 1 cup sugar (if using very ripe bananas, use 3/4 cup)
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 4 medium very ripe bananas (about 1 1/2 cups mashed), lightly mashed
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 1 cup dark chocolate chips
• Note: It's best to use up those dark, overripe bananas (the riper the banana, the sweeter your bread). Just toss them in the freezer if not using right away and thaw out when ready.

Details

Servings 8
Cooking time 60mins
Adapted from kimsunee.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly grease a (4.5”-x-8.5”-inch) loaf pan. Line the bottom with parchment paper or lightly flour the bottom.

2. Whisk together flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon together in a bowl; set aside.

3. Cream together sugar and butter in a stand mixer (or with a hand mixer) until light and fluffy. Add bananas and mix until bananas are well blended (no longer in big chunks). Stir in eggs and blend just until combined. Add reserved flour mixture into banana mixture and blend until just combined (be careful not to overmix). Stir in chocolate chips. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan and bake for 50 to 60 minutes; and until a tester inserted in center comes out (mostly) clean; some melted chocolate might stick and that’s OK. Let cool in pan about 10 minutes before removing from pan. Loosen edges, if needed, with a knife point. Turn pan over and bread should pop out. Remove parchment, if using.

4. Serve warm or at room temperature.