Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins & Classic Banana Bread

🥘 Ingredients

• all-purpose flour
  2 cups
• baking powder
  1 tbsp
• baking soda
  1 tsp
• bananas
  2
• buttermilk
  1/2 cup
• egg
  1
• eggs
  2
• flour
  2 cups
• mashed bananas
  1.5 cups
• milk
  1/2 cup
• pinch of salt
• semi-sweet chocolate chips
  1/2 cup
• shortening or butter
  3/4 cup
• sugar
  1/2 cup, 1.5 cups
• vanilla
  1 tsp
• vanilla extract
  1 tsp
• vegetable oil
  1/2 cup
• walnuts
  1/2 cup

🍳 Cookware

• large bowl
• blender
• wooden spoon
• 12-cup muffin tin

1. 1

   In a large bowl , stir together all-purpose flour , sugar , baking powder , and a pinch of salt .

   all-purpose flour: 2 cups, sugar: 1/2 cup, baking powder: 1 tbsp, pinch of salt
2. 2

   In a blender , combine egg , ripe bananas , vegetable oil , milk , and vanilla extract . Blend until smooth.

   egg: 1, bananas: 2, vegetable oil: 1/2 cup, milk: 1/2 cup, vanilla extract: 1 tsp
3. 3

   Pour blender mixture into the dry ingredients and stir with a wooden spoon until just combined.
4. 4

   Fold in semi-sweet chocolate chips .

   semi-sweet chocolate chips: 1/2 cup
5. 5

   Grease a 12-cup muffin tin (or 3 mini muffin pans). Fill cups 3/4 full with batter.
6. 6

   Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Bake mini muffins for ⏱️ 12 to 18%minutes (or regular muffins for ⏱️ 18 to 22%minutes ) until golden and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
7. 7

   To make loaves instead: cream shortening or butter with sugar . Blend in mashed bananas , eggs , and vanilla . Alternately add buttermilk with flour and baking soda . Fold in chopped walnuts if desired. Bake in two greased 9x5-inch loaf pans at 350°F (175°C) for ⏱️ 1.5 hours .n

   shortening or butter: 3/4 cup, sugar: 1.5 cups, mashed bananas: 1.5 cups, eggs: 2, vanilla: 1 tsp, buttermilk: 1/2 cup, flour: 2 cups, baking soda: 1 tsp, walnuts: 1/2 cup