Chef John's Banana Bread

INGREDIENTS:

cooking spray

1 cup white sugar

3 ripe bananas

2 large eggs

1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 tablespoon milk

1 cup chopped walnuts

1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 cup softened butter

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

2. Grease a 9x4 inch loaf pan.

3. Mash bananas in a bowl.

4. Whisk together flour, salt, baking powder‘ and baking soda in another bowl.

5. Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer or spatula in a large bowl until smooth

6. Stir in mashed bananas.

7. Add eggs to the butter mixture one at a time, fully blending in each egg before adding the next.

8. Stir in vanilla extract and milk.

9. Stir in chopped walnuts, chocolate chips, and flour mixture until just incorporated

10. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan. Tap pan on the counter to release any air pockets.

11. Bake in preheated oven for about 1 hour 10 minutes, or until an inserted wooden skewer comes out clean

12. Let the bread rest in the pan for 15-20 minutes. Remove from pan. Slice and serve