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From: Nancy,.SanFran

Banana Nut Chocolate Chip Bread
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1/3 cup butter or margarine -- softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup mashed banana
2 cups all purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped pecans (or walnuts)
1/2 cup chocolate chips (or more if desired)
1/2 cup buttermilk

Preheat oven to 350F. 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