Best-ever Banana Bread

Total Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1/2 stick cup butter or 1/2 stick cup margarine, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon grated orange rind
• 1 cup mashed banana (about 2 medium)
• 2 cups unsifted all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate piece

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease two 8-by-4-inch loaf pans.
• 3 in large bowl, with electric mixer at medium speed, cream butter, sugar, eggs, and orange peel until light and fluffy.
• 4 beat in mashed bananas.
• 5 on waxed paper, combine flour, baking soda, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• 6 at low speed, gradually add flour mixture, then buttermilk; beat just until smooth.
• 7 stir in nuts and chocolate.
• 8 evenly spoon into prepared pans.
• 9 bake 1 hour, or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.