Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
1/31/2008
Adapted from: http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,164,148190-238192,00.html

WET MIXTURE - Large glass bowl:
1/2 c (4 oz) unsalted butter melted
1 c (7 oz) brown sugar
2 eggs
3 bananas
1/2 tsp vanilla

DRY MIXTURE - Medium glass bowl:
2 c (10 oz) flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

3/4 c (6 oz) chocolate chips

Other potential ingredients:
milk/buttermilk
cinnamon
yogurt
orange juice
frozen fruit

Heat oven to 350
Grease 2 bread pans (9x5x3), or prepare 16 muffin cups
Cook time: 30-45 minutes (?) for two bread pans
Cook time: 1 hour for 1 bread pan.  Consistency is much better if baked into smaller loaves in two pans.
Cook time: 21-23 minutes for muffins (fill empty cups with a 1/4" water)

Using hand mixer, cream butter and sugar.  Add eggs and vanilla, and mix in.  Add bananas, and use the hand mixer to destroy them.

Dump DRY MIXTURE into WET MIXTURE, mix well with a wooden spoon.  Stir in chocolate chips.