Re-naming recipes is something I love to do! When I first started making Zucchini Bread, none of my children would even try it. I knew they would love it if they would just give it a taste, but alas the name involved a vegetable they had not yet come to love. So began my experiment in re-naming recipes. With so much cinnamon flavor, zucchini bread soon became known as Christmas Bread. All of my children loved Christmas Bread! Re-naming Banana Bread is just for fun, because everyone loves banana bread in my house. My family will PURPOSELY let the bananas get over ripe just so I HAVE to make a batch of this yummy bread. Chocolate chips add the “chunky” to the bread, unless of course you prefer pecans or blueberries. Sometimes I split the batter and make half blueberry/ half chocolate chip. This is a fun, easy recipe! Happy Baking!
Chunky Monkey Bread
Banana Chocolate Chip Bread
Equipment
- Prepared loaf pans- 3 medium or 2 large
- Kitchen Aid Mixer or large mixing bowl and spoon to stir
- measuring cups and measuring spoons
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup vegetable shortening Don't use butter for this one!
- 1 Cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 cup banana, ripe, mashed
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 cups plain flour
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream vegetable shortening and sugar until smooth.
- Add remaining ingredients in order, stirring between each additional ingredient.
- Prepare bread pans with non-stick spray and fill each 2/3 full with the banana bread batter.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 30-45 minutes, depending on the size of your bread pans. Insert a clean toothpick into the center of the bread- if it comes out "clean" it is done; "gooey" it needs more time. Just keep checking every 5 minutes until it is finished. Let cool on a cooling rack for 30 minutes before removing from the pan. Enjoy!
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