Banana Chocolate Nut Bread

Banana Chocolate Nut Bread
You say Bananas- I say Bananas. Why is it? Sometimes the bananas get scarfed up, sometimes they are left to ripen? Well today I had very ripe bananas and on those days when there is a cool fall-ish summer breeze.... I hear the sound of the Banana fairies giggling for me to make banana bread with melting gooey chocolate, it is almost like a cake, but it is called bread. It's delicious cake bread- not to be confused with my favorite wine and much cheaper....

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup of sugar
• 1 1/2 cups of mashed bananas ( 3 large )
• 3/4 cup of vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts
• 1/2 cup Ghiradelli 60% semisweet chocolate bar broken up
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 325 F.
2. Grease loaf pan, with shortening.
3. Mix sugar, bananas, oil and eggs with a wooden spoon. Stir in remaining ingredients. Pour into pan.
4. Bake until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean, 60- 70 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes, then loosen sides of loaf pan and remove from pan. Let cool completely before slicing.
5. Makes 1 loaf.

Adapted from the Alpha Bakery, a Children's Cookbook

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