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Banana Bread With Chocolate Chips

By Gaby Velkes

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Banana BreadPhoto by Lara Ferroni

Editor’s note: This recipe was originally published in the March 2006 issue of ‘Cookie’ as Aunt Holly's Banana Bread and first appeared on this website February 28, 2006.

Ingredients

3 to 4 ripe bananas
¼ cup melted butter
1 cup sugar
1½ cups flour
¼ teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon baking soda
Chocolate chips (as many as you want!)

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Mash the bananas in a bowl. Add all the remaining ingredients and mix well with a wooden spoon. Bake in a buttered loaf pan until a toothpick stuck into the bread comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Slice and serve.

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