BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP BREAD

I wanted something super quick and delicious for a play date. This recipe was recently in the paper, and we had some very ripe bananas - perfect!!
By the end of the play date, the banana bread was all gone - but my son did graciously offer to lay down his fork and stop eating for a minute, so I could snap this picture.

BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP BREAD

1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
3 to 4 ripe bananas
2 large eggs
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 package chocolate chips

Heat oven to 350F.
Grease a loaf pan.
Mix the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
In a separate bowl, mash bananas. Add the eggs, sugars, vanilla and oil, and beat until thick.
Fold in the flour mixture, stir until just blended. Add chocolate chips.
Pour the batter into the pan. Bake for 1 hour, until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool in the pan 15 minutes, then turn the bread out onto a cooling rack.
Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from The Arkansas Democrat Gazette, September 2011