Chocolate-chip walnut banana bread
Makes 2
| Butter (for pans) | |
| Flour (for pans) | |
| 1 | cup light brown sugar |
| 1 | cup granulated sugar |
| 3 | cups flour |
| 1 1/2 | teaspoons baking soda |
| 1 | teaspoon salt |
| 1 | teaspoon ground cinnamon |
| 1 | teaspoon ground nutmeg |
| 4 | ripe bananas |
| 3 | eggs, beaten to mix |
| 1 | teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 1/4 | cup buttermilk |
| Grated rind of 1 orange | |
| 1/2 | cup (1 stick) butter, melted |
| 1/3 | cup chocolate chips |
| 1 | cup walnuts, coarsely chopped |
2. In a large mixing bowl, break up the clumps of brown sugar with a wooden spoon. With a whisk, stir in the granulated sugar, flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
3. In a medium mixing bowl, mash the bananas. With a wooden spoon, stir in the eggs, vanilla, buttermilk, orange rind, and butter.
4. Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture, stirring until just combined. Stir in the chips and walnuts.
5. Divide batter between the pans. Bake the cakes for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until the top is firm to the touch and a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean.
6. Set the cakes on a wire rack to cool for 15 minutes. Then turn the cakes out of the pans and set them right side up to cool. Emily Schwab 
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