Cocoa Nana Bread Recipes

COCOA-NANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Butter a 9x5 inch loaf pan and place in on an insulated baking sheet (can use 2 regular sheets stacked together).
• Sift together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Cream butter and sugars together.
• Add eggs, one at a time.
• Reduce mixer speed to low and mix in bananas.
• Add dry ingredients in 3 additions, mixing only until ingredients are mixed together.
• Beat in buttermilk on low speed.
• Stir in chocolate chips.
• Scrape batter into pan.
• Bake for 30 minutes, then cover loosely with a foil tent to prevent from overbrowning.
• Bake for another 40-45 minutes, or until tests done.
• Remove and cool for at least 20 minutes before running a knife around the edge of the pan, then turning it out of the pan.
• Cool to room temperature (make sure bread is right side up while cooling).

CHOCOLATE BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, bananas, milk and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to the banana mixture and mix just until combined. Fold in nuts if desired. Transfer to a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan., Bake for 60-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.