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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Family Recipe
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 3 small loafs
Calories 350 kcal

Equipment

  • Stand Mixer Preferred
  • 3 Small loaf pans
  • Large Mixing Bowl
  • 2 Small Mixing Bowls
  • Measuring Cups
  • Measuring Spoons
  • Plastic Wrap
  • Aluminum Foil

Ingredients
  

Wet Ingredients

  • 3 Very Ripe Bananas (Mashed) Medium or Large
  • 1/2 cup Salted Butter Room Temperature, Softened
  • 3/4 cup Granulated Sugar
  • 2 Large Eggs Lightly Beaten
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla Bean Paste

Dry Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1/2 tsp Salt exclude if using Salted butter
  • 1 cup Chocolate Chips add more or less to your liking

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and butter 3 small a bread loaf pans.
  • In a mixing bowl or stand mixer, cream together 1/2 cup (8 Tbsp) softened butter and 3/4 cup sugar (or honey if using honey).
  • In a separate small bowl, mash bananas with a fork until the consistency of chunky applesauce and add them to the batter along with 2 eggs, mixing until blended. Then add 1/2 tsp of vanilla bean paste
  • In a second separate bowl, whisk together: 1 1/2 cups of flour, 1 tsp of baking soda and 1/2 tsp of salt *Only use salt if you didn't use salted butter* then add to batter.
  • Pour batter into the 3 small prepared loaf pans. Bake at 350˚F for 40-60 min or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let banana bread rest for 10 min before transferring to a wire rack to cool. *Timing with depend on temperature of your oven*. Cover banana breads with Aluminum Foil or Plastic wrap after they come out of the oven the best freshness.