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My family loves this classic banana loaf speckled with chocolate chips. It comes out of the oven puffed up with a nice crust on top and chocolate chips that melt on the inside. Everyone wants to get their hands on a warm slice as soon as it comes out of the oven. They go bananas for it!<\/p>\n
This classic loaf recipe goes way back to when my two daughters were little. I\u2019ve been using the same recipe for over 15 years! While the girls were growing up, I\u2019m pretty sure I baked one or two loaves a week. The luscious aroma of banana loaf baking in the oven was a common occurrence at our house!<\/p>\n
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The girls would always help me mash the bananas and mix the ingredients. Once they got a little older and more capable in the kitchen, it was the first baking recipe they ever made on their own. <\/p>\n
We always bake this loaf in my mother-in-law’s old battered loaf pan (shown in photo). Even though she passed away years ago, we keep her memories going by using her old kitchen utensils, like this loaf pan, that were dear to her.<\/p>\n
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There\u2019s no better way to use up those over-ripe bananas sitting in the fruit basket that the family won\u2019t eat! <\/p>\n
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