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Here is my simple, delicious recipe for chocolate chip banana bread. I like to make mini loaves of this bread for hostess gifts or to add to Holiday gift baskets. Another idea: Wrap a half dozen of these in plastic wrap and then wrap in a tea towel. Tie closed with a pretty ribbon. Place on a tea tray along with a tin of tea, a jar of sugar and spice honey butter, a copy of the tea loaf recipe, some pretty napkins and a few taper candles tied together with raffia or twine. Wrap the entire gift with clear cellophane and tie the top with another pretty ribbon or more raffia.

~Chocolate Chip Banana Tea Loaf~

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large bowl, Combine:

1 cup softened butter

1 cup sour cream

2 cups sugar

4 eggs

6 ripe bananas, mashed

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Mix well. Add:

3 cups all purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

Mix until just combined. Add:

1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips and mix to combine.

Pour into two 9×5 loaf pans that have been sprayed with Baker’s Joy (or buttered and floured.)

Bake for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaves comes clean.

Enjoy!

~Melissa