White Chocolate Banana Bread

This is a delicious change of pace from "plain" banana bread.

• Ready In: 1 hr 55 mins
• Yields: 1 Loaf

Ingredients

• 6  ounces white chocolate baking squares
• 2  cups flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2  eggs
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup  oil
• 1⁄4 cup buttermilk
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 2  fully ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 cup)

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350°.
2. Lightly spray a 9-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.
3. Melt 4 ounces of the chocolate in a microwavable bowl at 70% power for 1 minute.
4. Stir and heat for 30 seconds longer until completely melted.
5. Set aside.
6. Chop remaining 2 ounces of chocolate.
7. Mix flour, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.
8. Beat eggs in a medium bowl; stir in melted chocolate, sugar, oil, buttermilk, vanilla and bananas.
9. Add to flour mixture with chopped chocolate; stir just until moistened.
10. Pour into prepared pan.
11. Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
12. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan.
13. Cool completely on wire rack.