Chocolate Banana Bread

A delicious recipe from Bill's Food (Bill Granger) and very simple to make. Great for the kids lunchboxes.

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Yields: 10 slices

Ingredients

• 250  g plain flour
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 125  g unsalted butter, softened
• 250  g caster sugar
• 4  ripe bananas, mashed
• 2  eggs, lightly beaten
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 175  g  good quality chocolate chips (dark or milk, or a mixture)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 180°C Sift flour and baking powder into a large bowl.
2. Mix the butter, sugar, banana, eggs, vanilla extract and choc chips in a separate bowl.
3. Add to dry ingredients and stir to combine, being careful not to overmix.
4. Pour the batter into a non-stick or lightly greased loaf tin and bake for 1 hour 15 mins, or until the bread is cooked when tested with a skewer.
5. Leave to cool in tin for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool.
6. Serve in thick slices with butter.