Originally posted October 03, 2011

marble banana bread

I love using overripe bananas in baked goods, so much so that I buy bananas only to wait for them to get all brown and weird on the outside, tender and sweet on the inside! The riper, the better.

Note: I forgot to swirl the batters after layering them in the pan. That's why the marbling in the photo is not pretty.

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter, softened
2-3 overripe bananas
2 eggs
1/3 cup plain yogurt
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
cooking spray

1 loaf

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°.

In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with a paddle, combine sugar and butter. Mash the bananas and add to mixer. Add eggs and yogurt. Blend well.

In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add to mixer and blend well.

Place chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave on high until almost melted (about 1 minute). Add 1 cup of batter and combine.

Coat a 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 loaf pan with vegetable spray. Alternately spoon batter and chocolate batter into the pan. Swirl batters together using a knife, and then bake on the middle rack until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean (about 1 hour and 15 minutes). This will really depend upon the height of the rack so keep an eye on it.

Cool before slicing and serving.

1 1/2 hours