Elsah Landing: Banana Chocolate Chip Bread

At Elsah Landing, customers would fight over the last loaf of this bread. It was an over-the-counter item that was brought in warm and steamy, smelling like a chocolate fantasy. It freezes well and makes marvelous gifts when baked in smaller loaf pans.

 Stir in chocolate chips and pecans Cool in pan for 10 minutes

Banana Chocolate Chip Bread

Source: The Elsah Landing Restaurant Cookbook, 1981

Yield: 1 loaf


Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar

  • 1 egg

  • 1/2 cup butter

  • 1 cup mashed ripe bananas

  • 3 Tbsp milk

  • 2 cups sifted flour

  • 1 tsp baking powder

  • 1/2 tsp baking soda

  • 1 cup chocolate chips

  • 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans


Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream sugar, egg and butter together in large mixer bowl. Beat until fluffy. Set aside.

Combine bananas and milk in small bowl. Set aside.

Sift flour, baking powder, and baking soda together in small bowl. Stir by hand into reserved creamed mixture alternately with reserved banana mixture until flour is just moistened.

Stir in chocolate chips and pecans. Grease 1 (9x5x3 inch) loaf pan. Turn batter into pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool on rack.


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