Banana Bread

🥘 Ingredients

• unsalted butter, room temperature 8 tbsp|113%g
• brown sugar 198 g|1%cup
• overripe bananas 3
• egg, room temperature 1
• vanilla extract 5 mL|1%tsp
• all-purpose flour 256 g|2%cup
• baking powder 5 g|1%tsp
• baking soda 2 g|1/2%tsp
• kosher salt 2 g|1/2%tsp
• chocolate chips 175 g|1%cup

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   A simple banana bread based on a recipe by Eden Westbrook [^https://www.sweetteaandthyme.com/banana-bread-chocolate-chip-super-moist/]. The original recipe recommends adding extra chocolate chips on top.

Recipe

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   Cream the unsalted butter and brown sugar together for 3 minutes until smooth.
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   unsalted butter, room temperature brown sugar
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   Mash up bananas then thoroughly mix into the creamed butter.
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   overripe bananas
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   Mix the room temperature egg with the bananas and butter, then add vanilla and beat well.
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   egg, room temperature vanilla extract
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   Add all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and kosher salt to the wet ingredients then stir until just combined. Don't overmix.
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   all-purpose flour baking powder baking soda kosher salt
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   Once the dry ingredients are almost completely mixed in, fold in the chocolate chips.
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    chocolate chips
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    Carefully pour the batter into a loaf pan.
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    Bake in {{350%°F}} oven for 55-60 minutes, until a toothpick comes out dry.
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    Let cool for an hour before slicing. Wrap the completely cooled banana bread in plastic wrap and keep in the fridge for 4-5 days.