The Best

I didn't have a banana bread recipe so I found a handful of different ones that looked good and made 3 loafs in 1 week (let's just say the neighbors were happy!) to discover the Best one. With a little tweaking.. this is it!

Banana Bread

Makes 1 loaf

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, at room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups unbleached flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup mashed very ripe bananas (about 2 bananas)
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup chocolate chips (semi-sweet)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9x5x3 inch loaf pan. In a medium bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time until well mixed.

2. In a small bowl mash bananas, set aside.

3. In first bowl add flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix until just combined. Add bananas, sour cream, and vanilla. Stir in chocolate chips and pour into prepared pan.

4. Bake until when a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean, about 1 hour and 5 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes in pan, then place loaf on cooling rack. Enjoy!

Silly tip… Before peeling the bananas, squeeze them lightly all over and let them sit for a little while (it makes it much easier to mash them later).