Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour (KAF measure for measure)
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 2/3 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1ish cup dark chocolate chips (or 1/4 cup roasted cacao nibs)
• 4 tbsps butter, melted (+ butter for the pan)
• 2 large eggs (1.5 for recipe, 0.5 for dog(s))
• Banana puree from ~4 very ripe bananas
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 tbsps liquid espresso

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Butter a 9-inch loaf pan (or a 12 muffin tin).
2. Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon together in a big bowl, making sure there are no lumps. Whisk in the sugar. Add the chocolate/nibs.
3. In a new bowl, melt the butter. Thoroughly mash in the bananas.
4. Separate an egg and feed the yolk to Max OR HEIDI.
   • If both are present, you have to double the recipe so they each get one
5. Whisk the egg white and the other full egg into the wet mixture. Mix in the milk, vanilla, and espresso.
6. Make a well in the center of the dry mixture and stir in the wet ingredients until everything is just combined.
7. Scrape the mixture into the prepared pan and bake for ~65 minutes (~30 for muffins) until it is dark brown and a knife comes out clean.
8. Remove from the pan, dust with powdered sugar, slice, and eat warm!