Chocolate Chip Banana Bread (Makes 1 loaf)

Miniature chocolate chips push this banana bread right into the grand championship category. What a great way to use those last two extra ripe bananas.

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 ripe bananas, mashed
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate mini morsels
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

1. Cream butter with sugar until thoroughly blended.

2. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.

3. Stir in mashed bananas.

4. Sift together flour, baking power, baking soda and salt.

5. Add sifted ingredients to creamed mixture and stir until     flour is evenly distributed.

6. Stir in chocolate mini-morsels and walnut or pecans.

7. Spoon batter into well-greased and parchment lined or     floured 9x5-inch loaf pan or two smaller pans.

8. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven 50-60 minutes or     until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

9. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan and cool     completely on wire rack.