chef john's banana bread

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• cooking spray
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3 ripe bananas, mashed
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ready Time: 1 hr 45 mins


• preheat the oven to 325 degrees f (165 degrees c). coat a 9x4-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
• whisk flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda together in a bowl.
• beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. add mashed bananas and beat until combined. beat eggs into the butter mixture one at a time, fully blending each egg before adding the next. stir vanilla extract and milk into the mixture.
• stir chopped walnuts, chocolate chips, and flour mixture into banana mixture until just incorporated.
• pour batter into the prepared loaf pan. tap pan on the counter to release any air pockets.
• bake in preheated oven for about 1 hour 10 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
• let the bread rest in the pan for 15-20 minutes; remove from pan, slice, and serve.