How to Make Aunt Mary's Banana-Chocolate Chip Bread - A Step-by-Step Guide

There's nothing quite like the smell of fresh-baked banana bread wafting through the kitchen. It's a classic comfort food that's always a hit, and when you add in chocolate chips, it takes it to a whole new level of deliciousness. Aunt Mary's Banana-Chocolate Chip Bread is a recipe that has been passed down through my family for generations, and it's a staple at all of our gatherings and parties.

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ cup shortening
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 bananas, mashed
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Information

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 1 hr
  • Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
  • Servings: 16
  • Yield: 16 servings

  • In a mixing bowl, cream sugar and shortening. Beat in eggs, vanilla and bananas until thoroughly blended. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture and stir just until combined. Fold in chocolate chips. Spoon into a greased 9-in.x 5-in. x 3-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 60-70 minutes or until the bread tests done with a wooden pick. Cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.