The Perfect Banana Bread

July 09, 2013

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This family banana bread recipe has been tweaked by generations of cooks and resulted in a recipe of perfection. The bread is always moist, never dry and just the right amount of sweet. What was our contribution to this perfection? Well the chocolate chips of course!

1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, slightly beaten
3-4 ripe medium bananas - mashed
2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips (or milk chocolate chips, nuts - what ever floats your boat!)

Heat oven to 350 degrees Grease and flour loaf pan In a large bowl, combine, oil, sugar and eggs. Blend in bananas. In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients; stir into banana mixture. Add milk and vanilla, mixing well. Stir in your addition - chocolate chips or nuts! Pour into prepared pan. Bake 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack. Makes 1 loaf.

Nutritions

Calories
369

Sodium
258mg
10% DV

Fat
13g
21% DV

Protein
4g
9% DV

Carbs
60g
20% DV

Fiber
3g
14% DV