Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

 

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

yield: Makes one 9-inch loaf

from: Bon Appetit

SO - the banana and the walnuts are healthy, right?  The sugar and butter, well, this recipe is worth it!

Ingredients:

    * 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

    * 1 teaspoon baking soda

    * 1 teaspoon baking powder

    * 1/4 teaspoon salt

    * 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips

    * 3/4 cup walnuts, toasted, chopped

    * 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature

    * 1 cup sugar – reviews suggest ½ c white, ¼ cup brown

    * 2 large eggs

    * 1 cup mashed ripe bananas - three

    * 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

    * 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour 9x5x2 1/2-inch metal loaf pan. Whisk first 4 ingredients in medium bowl to blend. Combine chocolate chips and walnuts in small bowl; add 1 tablespoon flour mixture and toss to coat.

Beat butter in large bowl until fluffy. Gradually add sugar, beating until well blended. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Beat in mashed bananas, lemon juice and vanilla extract. Beat in flour mixture. Spoon 1/3 of batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle with half of nut mixture. Spoon 1/3 of batter over. Sprinkle with remaining nut mixture. Cover with remaining batter. Run knife through batter in zigzag pattern.

Bake bread until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour 5 minutes. Turn out onto rack and cool.