Shelly's Recipe

CHOCOLATE BANANA CRUNCH BREAD

Category: Quick Breads

4 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup soft butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar
6 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
2 tsp vanilla
6 ripe bananas
1/2 cup powdered cocoa
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup toffee bites
Extra 1/4 cup of buttermilk

Grease 2 loaf pans. In a large bowl combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Use a wire whisk to mix the dry ingredients together.

In a separate bowl peel and mash your very ripe bananas. Add in the eggs, butter, vanilla and 1 cup of buttermilk. Mix together until well blended. Add the sugars to the liquid mixture; stir till well blended.

Now, separate the flour mixture into two bowls (make sure there are equal amounts in each bowl, use a measuring cup to separate). In one of the bowls add in cocoa powder and blend with a wire whisk.

Take the banana mixture and separate into two bowls again (make sure there are equal amounts, use a measuring cup to separate).

In the bowl that is going into the chocolate flour mixture add an extra 1/4 cup of buttermilk and stir. Add the banana mixture into each bowl of flour. Now, mix each bowl just until blended.

Add the chocolate chips into the chocolate bowl and add the toffee bites into the white bowl.

Add a little of each mixture into pans being sure to alternate each mixture. Bake at 350 for 55-60 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool in the loaf pans for 10 minutes before removing and cooling on a wire rack. Makes 2 loaves