Chocolate Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 1 cup All-purpose Flour
• ¾ cups Whole Wheat Flour
• 1-¼ teaspoon Baking Powder
• ½ teaspoons Baking Soda
• ½ teaspoons Salt
• ⅓ cups Margarine Or Softened Butter
• ⅔ cups Sugar
• 2 whole Eggs
• 2 Tablespoons Milk
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1 cup Mashed Ripe Bananas
• ⅔ cups Shredded Coconut Or Chopped Nuts (optional)
• ½ cups Mini Chocolate Chips

Preparation Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl, mix together the flours, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.

In your mixer, beat together the butter and sugar, scraping the bowl often. Then add the eggs, milk and vanilla until blended together. Add in the mashed bananas. Next, add in the flour mixture and mix well.

(Optional: You may also add in 2/3 cup of coconut or 2/3 cup of chopped nuts.)

Next add in the chocolate chips, and turn batter into a lightly greased 9″x5″x3″ loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes in the pan. Remove from the pan and cool completely on a wire rack. For easy slicing, wrap and refrigerate overnight. Makes about 20 slices.

Enjoy!