Preparation Time

20 minutes prep, 60 minutes to bake

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 1/3 cups mashed overripe bananas (about 3 large or 4 small bananas)
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions

• preheat oven to 350; lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan
• in large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt
• in separate bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar; stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended
• stir banana mixture and nuts into flour mixture; stir just to moisten
• pour batter into prepared loaf pan and bake for about 65 minutes, until a toothpick or knife inserted in the center comes out clean
• let bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out on a wire rack

Goes Great With...

fresh coffee and a sunrise