RECIPE: REC: Sour Cream Banana Bread with Chocolate Glaze

[olga_d_ont]

SOUR CREAM BANANA BREAD WITH CHOCOLATE GLAZE

Oh, what a bread! One of my favorites.

1/2 cup butter, at room temperature

1 1/4 cups sugar

2 eggs

1/2 cup sour cream

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2 medium sized)

1 3/4 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

Pinch salt

1/2 cup (3 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate chips

3/4 cup chopped walnuts

CHOCOLATE GLAZE:

1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted

3 Tablespoons butter, melted

FOR THE BREAD: Beat together first 6 ingredients until blended. Stir in the remaining ingredients until dry ingredients are just moistened. Do not over-mix

Divide batter between 4 greased and lightly floured mini-loaf foil pans (6x3x2 inches), place pans on a cookie sheet, and bake in a 325 F. oven for 45 to 50 minutes, or until a cake tester, inserted in center, comes out clean.

Allow to cool in pans for 15 minutes and then remove from pans and continue cooling on a rack. When cool, drizzle top with Chocolate Glaze (optional, but very good, indeed). Yields 4 mini-loaves.

You can make this into 12 muffins (2 1/2 x 1 1/4 inches) Or 2 (8x4-inch loaf pans), Or 1 (9x5-inch loaf pan. Adjust cooking time and check with a cake tester, inserted in center, until it comes out clean.

For the chocolate Glaze: Stir together chocolate and melted butter until well blended.

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[marsha-tbay]

Olga, you know how to pick 'em. I may try it this weekend.

 

[dawnnys]

Thanks Olga - I just bought a couple of lbs. of over-ripe bananas; I'll try this!