1/3 c Butter or margarine, softened
3/4 c Sugar
1 ea Egg
1 c Mashed banana
2 c All purpose flour
2 1/2 ts Baking powder
1/4 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
1 c Chopped pecans (or walnuts)
1/2 c Chocolate chips (or more if desired
1/2 c Buttermilk
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cream butter and sugar. Mix in egg
and banana. Stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nuts
and chocolate chips. Add this mixture to creamed mixture alternately
with buttermilk. Stir until just blended. Pour batter into a greased and
floured loaf pan (9 x 5 x 3 inches). Bake for 65 minutes, or until bread
tests done.
Cool in pan for about 5 minutes, then turn out on a wire
rack. Makes 1 loaf.
