Chocolate Banana Bread

Name: Chocolate Banana Bread
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 118 milliliters banana chips, coarsely chopped; 177 milliliters mashed ripe bananas (2 medium); 2 teaspoons cinnamon; 2 larges eggs; 340 grams pitted prunes; 237 milliliters semisweet chocolate chips; 118 milliliters unsweetened cocoa powder; 237 milliliters chopped walnuts; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour or whole-wheat pastry flour (or 1/2 cup of each)

You can never have too many Southern recipes, so give Chocolate Banana Bread a try. This morn meal has 456 calories, 9g of protein, and 22g of fat per serving. This dairy free recipe serves 8. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up prunes, eggs, banana chips, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

In a small saucepan, bring prunes and 2 cups water to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until prunes are very soft, about 20 minutes.

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Water

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Sauce Pan

Drain.

Meanwhile, preheat oven to 35

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Lightly butter a 5- by 9-in. loaf pan and line bottom with a piece of parchment paper cut to fit.

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Butter

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In a food processor, whirl prunes and bananas until very smooth.

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Banana

Prunes

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Add eggs and whirl to combine.

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Egg

In a large bowl, sift together flour, cocoa, baking powder, cinnamon, and baking soda. Stir in banana mixture until evenly moistened. Stir in nuts, banana chips, and chocolate chips. Scrape the thick batter into pan and spread level.

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Chocolate Chips

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Banana Chips

Cinnamon

Banana

Spread

Cocoa Powder

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Bake bread until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out a little chocolaty but not gooey, 45 to 50 minutes. Loosen bread from pan with a knife and invert onto a rack.

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Bread

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Remove parchment. Turn bread right side up and let cool at least 1 hour before slicing.

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Bread

Shortcut: Substitute 12 oz. (1 1/2 cups) unsweetened prune baby food for the pitted prunes, and omit water and cooking in step

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Servings:

2teaspoons

baking powder 2teaspoons

baking soda 118milliliters

banana chips, coarsely chopped 177milliliters

mashed ripe bananas (2 medium)2teaspoons

cinnamon 2larges

eggs 340grams

pitted prunes 237milliliters

semisweet chocolate chips 118milliliters

unsweetened cocoa powder 237milliliters

chopped walnuts 237milliliters

all-purpose flour or whole-wheat pastry flour (or 1/2 cup of each)

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern on the menu? Try pairing with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. One wine you could try is Brundlmayer Steinmassl Riesling. It has 4.3 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 39 dollars.