Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
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Recipe type: Quick Bread, Baking
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Serves: 8+
 
My family loves banana bread and this is a classic recipe that we never get tired of. Stir in chocolate chips to make a special treat.
Ingredients
  • ½ cup shortening
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup mashed banana (approximately 2 ripe bananas)
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ⅓ cup milk + 1 tsp vinegar (or ⅓ cup + 1 tsp buttermilk)
  • ½ - ¾ cup chocolate chips
Instructions
  1. Cream the shortening and the sugar.
  2. Mix in the eggs and then the mashed bananas.
  3. Alternately add the remaining dry and wet ingredients.
  4. Stir in the chocolate chips at the end.
  5. Pour the batter into a greased loaf pan.
  6. Bake the bread at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
  7. Let the loaf cool in the pan for ten minutes.
  8. Gently slide a knife around the edges of the loaf to loosen it from the pan.
  9. Then invert the pan onto a plate and gently shake and tap it until the bread falls out.
  10. Let the banana bread cool completely on a wire rack.
Recipe by Itsy Bitsy Foodies at http://itsybitsyfoodies.com/chocolate-chip-banana-bread/