Banana Bread

Published on May 1, 2015 by Raveaboutfood

My husband and his colleagues take turns providing breakfast on Fridays for everyone at work. There are some amazing bakers in his office. But it is his turn. I made homemade Banana Bread to go with fruit and yogurt. This recipe makes two loaves, so I divided the batter and added walnuts to half and chocolate chip to the other half. Two yummy versions of bread from one basic recipe. I hope they love it!

Never get rid of overripe bananas. They are sweet and delicious when used in baking. They make the best banana bread and desserts. You want to use bananas that are overly ripe, the more brown spots the better. This means they will be super sweet and soft. Mash them up and add them to pancake batter, smoothies or cookie dough for an extra pop of flavor!

Banana Bread Recipe

What’s needed?

1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 large ripe bananas, mashed
4 eggs
2/3 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla
4 cups of flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup walnuts or pecans, chopped
1 cup chocolate chips

How to make Banana Bread?

In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar until creamy.
Mash bananas with a fork and add them to the bowl, along with the eggs, milk and vanilla. Beat until combined.
Mix the dry ingredients together, except nuts and chips, in a separate bowl. Begin to add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients, one cup at a time, mixing after each addition.
Divide the batter evenly into two bowls. Stir in 1 cup of chocolate chips to the first bowl and mix. Spray mini loaf pan or mini bundt pan with cooking spray. Spoon the batter into the pan. You can also use a regular size loaf pan to make one large loaf.

Add 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans to the second bowl of batter. Mix until combined.
Spoon the batter into a mini loaf pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees for 18-22 minutes. Insert a toothpick in the center to test if the bread is done.