The BEST Banana Bread Recipe

Haven’t we all baked at least one banana bread recipe over the years, because who doesn’t love banana bread? Finally…..we have found one of the BEST!! Inspired by one of our dear customers’ mother-in-law, it will not disappoint.

Recipe

1 ¼ cup semisweet chocolate chips
⅔ cup packed light brown sugar
1 TB ground cinnamon
1 ½ cup all purpose flour
¾ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
¾ tsp baking powder
¾ cup sugar
½ cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
1 large egg
1 ½ cup mashed ripe bananas (about 4 large)
3 TB buttermilk

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour an 8X8 metal baking pan. Stir chocolate chips, brown sugar, and cinnamon together in a small bowl until well blended (to make a streusel).

Sift flour, baking soda, salt, and baking powder in a medium bowl.

Using an electric mixer, beat sugar, butter, and egg until fluffy. Beat in mashed bananas and buttermilk. Add dry ingredients and blend well.

Spread half of the batter in the baking pan. Sprinkle with half of hte streusel, then spread remaining batter over. Then top with the remaining streusel.

Bake for 45-50 minutes (until tester in the center comes out clean).