Banana Bread

Name: Banana Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 3 ripe bananas, the browner the better; 1/3 cup melted butter; 3/4 cup sugar; 1 egg, beaten; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tsp baking soda; 1 pinch salt; 1.5 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup chocolate chips, optional but recommended; 1/2 tsp cinnamon

The one recipe that turns sad, overripe bananas into something transcendent. Moist, tender, and warmly spiced with cinnamon and vanilla. A handful of chocolate chips pushes it from great to absolutely irresistible. Perfect with morning coffee.

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Ingredients

3ripe bananas (the browner the better)
0.3 cupmelted butter
0.8 cupsugar
1egg (beaten)
1 tspvanilla extract
1 tspbaking soda
1 pinchsalt
1.5 cupsall-purpose flour
0.5 cupchocolate chips (optional but recommended)
0.5 tspcinnamon

Instructions

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Preheat oven to 350F. Butter a 9x5 inch loaf pan.

Mash bananas in a large bowl until mostly smooth. Stir in melted butter.

Mix in sugar, beaten egg, and vanilla.

Stir in baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Fold in flour until just combined. Do not overmix.

Fold in chocolate chips. Pour batter into prepared pan.

Bake for 55-65 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean and the top is golden brown.

Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.