Banana Bread With Chocolate Chips and Walnuts

Bon Appétit, February 2000

• Ready In: 1 hr 25 mins
• Yields: 9 inch loaf pan

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 3⁄4 cup  semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 3⁄4 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped
• 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1  cup sugar
• 2  large eggs
• 1  cup banana, mashed
• 2  tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F Butter and flour 9x5x2 1/2-inch metal loaf pan. Whisk first 4 ingredients in medium bowl to blend. Combine chocolate chips and walnuts in small bowl; add 1 tablespoon flour mixture and toss to coat.
2. Beat butter in large bowl until fluffy. Gradually add sugar, beating until well blended. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Beat in mashed bananas, lemon juice and vanilla extract. Beat in flour mixture. Spoon 1/3 of batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle with half of nut mixture. Spoon 1/3 of batter over. Sprinkle with remaining nut mixture. Cover with remaining batter. Run knife through batter in zigzag pattern.
3. Bake bread until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour 5 minutes. Turn out onto rack and cool.