Basic Banana Chocolate-Chip Bread

Name: Basic Banana Chocolate-Chip Bread
Yield: Makes one 9- × 5-inch (2 L) loaf | Serves 12 to 16
Ingredients: 1 cup (250 mL) packed light brown sugar; ⅓ cup (80 mL) unsalted butter, at room temperature; ¼ tsp (1 mL) ground cinnamon; 1 tsp (5 mL) baking soda; ¾ cup (185 mL) whole wheat flour; ¾ cup (185 mL) all-purpose flour; 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract; 1 egg, at room temperature; 3 cups (750 mL) mashed ripe bananas (3 to 4 bananas); ¼ tsp (1 mL) salt; ¾ cup (185 mL) chocolate chips

Preparation info

Makes one 9- × 5 inch 2 L ) loaf | Serves
12 to 16

Difficulty
Easy

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By Anna Olson

Published 2011

About

I’ve conducted an unscientific survey, and chocolate chips beat walnuts and raisins as the preferred add-in to banana bread, particularly for that first slice when the bread is still a little warm from the oven.

Ingredients

⅓ cup (80 mL) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup (250

Bread
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9- × 5-inch loaf (2 L) pan.
Beat the butter and brown sugar together until smooth. Stir in the bananas, then stir in the egg and vanilla. In a separate bowl, stir the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour,