Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (2 or 3 medium bananas)
• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup semi-sweet mini chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts of your choice

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from fix-itandforget-it.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease bottom only of a 9”x 5” loaf pan.

2. Peel the bananas and break into pieces. Then in a large mixer bowl, smash the pieces of banana against the side of the bowl with a fork. Mash until nearly smooth.

3. Combine all ingredients except chocolate chips and nuts with the bananas in the electric mixer bowl. Mix until well blended.

4. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts.

5. Pour batter into loaf pan.

6. Bake 60-65 minutes, or until tester inserted into center of loaf comes out clean.

7. Cool 10 minutes.

8. Remove from pan and allow to cool to room temperature on cooling rack.

9. When thoroughly cooled, slice into about 18 slices.