This banana bread by Chef John is spiked with dark chocolate chips and walnuts. Banana bread is one of those things people rarely make on purpose — only when those last 3 bananas are almost black. However, this scrumptious loaf is so good you'll want to make it well before the bananas reach that condition.
Ingredients
- cooking spray:
- all-purpose flour: 2 cups
- baking powder: 1 tsp
- baking soda: 1 tsp
- salt: 1 tsp
- white sugar: 1 cup
- butter: 0.5 cup (softened)
- ripe bananas: 3 piece (mashed)
- eggs: 2 piece
- milk: 1 Tbsp
- vanilla extract: 0.25 tsp
- walnuts: 1 cup (chopped)
- semisweet chocolate chips: 0.33333 cup
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Coat a 9x4-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
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Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl; set aside.
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Beat together sugar and butter with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add mashed bananas and mix until combined. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in milk and vanilla.
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Stir in flour mixture, walnuts, and chocolate chips until just incorporated. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan. Tap pan on the counter to release any air pockets.
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Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 10 minutes. Let rest in the pan for 15 to 20 minutes. Remove bread from the pan, then slice and serve. ArmyRD
