Banana Bread with Walnuts and Chocolate Chips

It's a shame to throw away over ripe bananas... your solution... freshly baked Banana Bread!

Mash the bananas with a fork or a potato masher in a separate bowl and set aside.

Adjust the oven rack to the lower-middle position and heat the oven to 350 degrees.

Add 1 stick of butter into a medium size bowl.  Beat until creamy.  Add the sugar and beat until fully incorporated.

Add both eggs, 1 tsp vanilla and beat until fully incorporated, but do not over mix.  Add the mashed bananas and lightly fold into the mixture.

Add the flour, cinnamon, baking soda and baking powder  on top of the butter mixture.  Fold the ingredients together until fully incorporated but do not over mix.

Coarsely chop the walnuts and add the walnuts and chocolate chips to the mixture.

Fold in the walnuts and chocolate chips.  Pour the batter into a greased loaf pan.  Sprinkle with brown sugar.

Bake until the loaf is golden brown and a tooth pick inserted in the middle comes out clean, about 50-60 minutes.  Transfer to a wire rack and cool slightly.  Serve warm or at room temperature.

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Ingredients:

1 stick of salted butter
1 c. granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 cup mashed bananas (about 3 medium size bananas)
1 3/4 c all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 c. chopped walnuts
1/2 c. Ghirardelli Chocolate chips

TIP: Place over ripe unpeeled bananas in a ziplock bag and freeze them.  When you are ready to make bread, thaw the bananas on the counter until softened.