Banana Bread With Chocolate Chips And Walnuts

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup banana, mashed
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f butter and flour 9x5x2 1/2-inch metal loaf pan. whisk first 4 ingredients in medium bowl to blend. combine chocolate chips and walnuts in small bowl; add 1 tablespoon flour mixture and toss to coat.
• 2 beat butter in large bowl until fluffy. gradually add sugar, beating until well blended. beat in eggs 1 at a time. beat in mashed bananas, lemon juice and vanilla extract. beat in flour mixture. spoon 1/3 of batter into prepared pan. sprinkle with half of nut mixture. spoon 1/3 of batter over. sprinkle with remaining nut mixture. cover with remaining batter. run knife through batter in zigzag pattern.
• 3 bake bread until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour 5 minutes. turn out onto rack and cool.