Chocolate Chip Banana Bread (Print version)
Ripe bananas sweeten this simple loaf and keep its crumb moist, while chocolate chips add small melted pockets.
# Ingredients:
Ingredients
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300 g peeled ripe bananas
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220 g plain flour
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100 g brown sugar
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2 large eggs
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90 g melted butter
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1 tsp baking soda
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1 tsp vanilla extract
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100 g chocolate chips
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¼ tsp salt
# Instructions:
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Heat the oven to 175°C / 350°F. Line a 23 × 13 cm loaf pan with baking parchment.
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Mash the bananas in a bowl. Whisk in the brown sugar, eggs, melted butter and vanilla.
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Stir the flour, baking soda and salt together. Fold into the banana mixture until just combined, then fold in the chocolate chips.
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Scrape into the loaf pan. Bake for 50–60 minutes until the centre is set and a skewer comes out with a few moist crumbs but no wet batter. Test away from a melted chocolate chip.
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Cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then transfer to a rack for at least another 20 minutes before slicing.
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Store covered for up to two days in a cool room, or refrigerate for up to four days. Freeze individual cooled slices for up to two months.
# Good to know:
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Allow 30 minutes resting or chilling time.