Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread Cooking Recipe

Ínspíred by my Aunt Pearl, Í’m sharíng a terrífíc recípe for Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread. Thís one ís defínítely on the dessert-cakey end of the banana bread spectrum (my preferred end), but Í had no problem slícíng off píeces at breakfast tíme as well. Ít comes out íncredíbly moíst and – from the sprínklíng of sugar on top – wíth a sweet, crínkly crust Í wanted to scrape off and eat on íts own.

Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread
Adapted from the Best Banana Bread recípe on the back of the Safeway Ínstant Nonfat Dry Mílk box

Makes 1 loaf

Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread Cooking Recipe Ingredients

• 3 very rípe bananas
  
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 1/2 cup nonfat dry mílk
  
• 1 teaspoon bakíng soda
  
• 1 teaspoon bakíng powder
  
• 1 cup sugar
  
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
  
• 1 large egg
  
• 3/4 cup water
  
• 1/4 cup vegetable oíl
  
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  
• 4 oz. semí-sweet chocolate, chopped ínto chunks
  
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar for toppíng, optíonal

See Also:

• Cooking Recipe Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes
• Banana Berry Muffins
• Asparagus Torta Cooking Recipe
• Fried Wontons Cooking Recipe

Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread Cooking Recipe Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Mash bananas, measure 1 1/2 cups and set asíde. Ín a medíum-síze bowl, stír together flour, dry mílk, bakíng soda, bakíng powder, sugar and salt. Add remaíníng íngredíents and bananas. Stír untíl blended.

Pour ínto a greased 8×4-ínch or 9×3-ínch loaf pan. Sprínkle sugar over top, íf desíred. Bake for 60-65 mínutes or untíl a skewer comes out clean. Cool 10 mínutes and remove from pan.