Banana Chocolate Chip Bread
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 3 large)
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line bottom of a 9×5 inch loaf pan with waxed paper and grease well with butter. Using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar in a large bowl for 1 to 2 minutes. Add eggs one at a time and beat until light and fluffy. Stir in vanilla, banana and sour cream. In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add to banana mixture along with the chocolate chips and combine well. Spoon mixture into prepared pan. Bake 50 -60 minutes. Cool 10 minutes in the pan. Turn loaf out on to rack and cool completely.