Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

My grandson loves bananas.  He also loves the Minions from Despicable Me, who subsequently....love bananas.  He and my granddaughter came to visit me this past weekend, so I needed to have bananas on hand.  He ate his fair share, but I was left with a few on my counter.  Today, I decided it was either time for them to jump into the trash or jump into my mixing bowl.

They chose wisely and jumped into my mixing bowl.  I'm not a huge banana flavor fan, but I have to say the results of this little adventure might change my mind.  I was shopping through my recipes and found this one, which includes chocolate chips.  How could I go wrong?

Here's the ingredient list:

1-1/2 cup granulate sugar
3/4 cup butter (room temperature)
2 eggs
1-1/2 tablespoons milk
3 ripened bananas
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking SODA
chocolate chips (to your desire)

Here are the instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Cream the sugar and butter in a bowl (I always use my Kitchen-Aid, but any mixer will do).  Add eggs and mix until blended.  Add the bananas (I just broke them into small pieces...did not mash) and then add milk.  Mix until completely blended (1-2 minutes).  Add flour and baking soda, mix until incorporated.  Stir in chocolate chips.

Spray 2 loaf pans with non-stick spray (I used Baker's Joy) and divide batter between the 2 pans.

Bake for 45 minutes.  It will look done, but trust me.  Bake the whole 45 minutes.  Insert a knife into the middle.  It should come back clean.  Let cool on rack for 30-45 minutes and ENJOY!

I am always interested in hearing feedback on my posts.  If you bake this, please let me know how it turns out!  This is not my original recipe, but we all make small modifications to suit ourselves.