Get the Recipe: Banana Bread

Servings: 6
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 2 hrs
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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
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups ripe bananas, mashed
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour a 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.
Author: Jon Ashton
Course: Dessert, Side Dish
Cuisine: American