Legend says that 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.
This recipe is from Elsah's Landing, a wonderful restaurant near St. Louis, that sadly, like so many family owned establishments, is long gone. I ate there years ago and was so impressed I immediately bought all of their cookbooks and I've made, many, many wonderful dishes from them. Their carrot cake has been a family favorite for years, but that's for another post.
They now sell their cookbooks, used, on eBay, but ouch, they can be really pricey!
So, if you're looking for something a little different, the chocolate chips just take this banana bread to a new level. Get out your bakeware, use those bananas on the counter that are overripe and whoever is lucky enough to eat this will thank you...
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, or more, you can never add too many 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.
NOTES:
I tent my foil, be sure to poke holes in it, for the last fifteen minutes so that the top doesn't overbrown.
Sometimes I make these in mini-loaf pans. They make great little joy gifts.
I can't remember how long I bake these in mini loaf pans, so I went to Google, because Google always knows everything 😊
Baking in mini loaf pans is so much fun and so easy, too! The key is to adjust the bake time, reducing it by around 20-25%. Color and depth go into the final amount of time that should be reduced. Check your baking treats regularly for the best results
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