CHOCOLATE CHIP BANANA BREAD and an AWARD

I had some bananas on my pantry constantly reminding through their strong smell that they were getting older each day.So i had to get rid of them sooner before they die.I had been meaning to make bread for a long time, so now that i had to get rid of them i thought why not get the best out of them.The bread came out superrrrrrrb, so soft and fluffy.Only problem was I used a slightly bigger loaf pan so the bread came out thin .But that doesnt compromise the soft texture or its taste.Use a loaf pan size of 9x5x3 inch.
i am sending this to melissa's Bread baking day - breakfast bread event .

INGREDIENTS

All purpose flour - 1 3/4 cup

Brown sugar - 1/2 cup, tightly packed

baking powder - 1 tsp

baking soda - 1/4 tsp

salt - 1/4 tsp

cardamam pdr - 1 tsp

egg - 1, lightly beaten

zest of 1 orange

butter - 2 tbsp, melted and cooled

very ripe bananas - 3 nos, mashed well

oil - 2 tbsp

vanilla essence - 1 tsp

chocolate chips - to garnish

METHOD

Preheat oven to 350 deg F.Spray the loaf pan with some non stick vegetable spray and set aside.

In a large bowl sift flour,baking powder,soda and salt.Set aside.In another bowl combine mashed banana,eggs,melted butter,oil,vanilla essence,zest and cardamam pdr.With a rubber spatula ,lightly fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until just combined and the batter is thick and chunky.Do not overmix at this point.It need not be smooth.Overmixing the batter will yield tough,rubbery bread.Scrape batter into the loaf pan and top it with some chocolate chips for garnish.Place it in the center rack and bake for about 40-45 mins or until golden brown and tooth pick inserted in the center comes out clean.Place on a wire rack to cool and then remove from the pan.Serve warm or room temperature.

Last week Vandana rajesh of cooking up something nice gave me the rocking girl blogger award.Thank u so much vandana.I am really grateful to u for thinking about me to pass it onto.

Now i would like to pass on this award to

Shibani of anyone can cook

kamala of Moms recipes

Sagari of Indian cooking

anjali J of THE BIG BITE

Also check what my marathon buddies are busy cooking today!!!

laks - Mor Kootu

Sri - Chicken Masti

Swathi - ALOO PARWAL ki SABZI

Anu - Mooli paratha

Siri's Mango art and cabbage porial

Divya's black eyed beans curry

Bhags - Oats, squared

DK - Brown rice patties

(will update their recipes soon)