Receta Chocolate Banana Bread Recipe

by Swapna

Preparation time ~ 15

• mints
• Baking time ~ 55-65 mints
• 1 ¾cups (230 grams) all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup (30 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup (200 grams) granulated white sugar
• 1 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup (170 grams) white, dark, or milk chocolate
• chips (instead of 1 cup you can use ½ cup chocolate chips and 1/2 cup toasted
• walnuts or pecans,
• coarsely chopped)
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 3 ripe bananas, mashed well (about 1 ½ cups)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Method:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees

C) and place oven rack to middle position. Butter and flour (or spray

with a non stick vegetable/flour spray) the bottom and sides of a 9 x 5 x 3

inch (23 x 13 x 8 cm) loaf pan.

Place the nuts on a baking sheet and bake for about

8 - 10 minutes or until lightly toasted. Let cool and then chop coarsely

(if adding).

In a large bowl whisk together the flour, cocoa

powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

In a medium-sized bowl combine the mashed bananas,

egg, yogurt, melted butter, and vanilla.

With a rubber spatula or wooden

spoon, lightly fold the

wet ingredients (banana mixture) into the dry ingredients until just combined

and batter is thick and chunky.

Fold in the nuts and chocolate

chips.

Scrape batter into prepared pan and sprinkle the top of the bread

with coarse brown sugar (optional).

Bake until bread has risen and

a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 55 to 65 minutes.

Place on a wire rack to cool and then remove the bread from the pan.

Serve warm

or at room temperature.