This chocolate and banana bread is so tasty and smells absolutely beautiful as it bakes in the oven. This is also a perfect way to use up any over ripe bananas.

Chocolate & banana bread

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Cook Time 1 hour hr

Course Bread, Snack

Cuisine British

Servings 8 slices

Ingredients

  

• 250 g plain flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• pinch of salt
• 150 g chocolate chips
• 50 oz margarine
• 225 g caster sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 3 medium bananas, mashed
• 2 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Line a 2lb (or two 1lb) loaf tins with grease proof paper and set aside.
• In a bowl mix together the flour, baking powser, barcarbonate of soda and salt.
• In a separate bowl mix the chocolate chips with a 1 tbsp of flour of the flour mixture. This will help to stop the chocolate chips dropping to the bottom of the bread.
• Beat together the sugar and butter with an electric whisk.
• Beat in the eggs and then add the mashed bananas and vanilla extract and mix together.
• Fold in the flour to make a smooth batter, then finally add the chocolate chips.
• Spoon into the tin and bake in the oven for 45-60mins (depending on whether you are using a 1lb 45-50mins or 2lb tin 50-60mins). Insert a skewer into the centre and if it comes out clean it's baked through.
• Allow to cool slightly then remove to a wire rack to cool completly.