A couple of years ago I did a 6 week creative writing workshop with Chris Fraser. Each session, I would turn up to her house which smelt like freshly baked cookies or some other delicious treat and during the break we would feast. The homemade baking was a nice touch that I really appreciated.
When I started running my workshops, I wanted to do something similar. My first few workshops were too busy for me to bake, but the last two have included homemade baking (thanks to help from my friend Michelle Johnston) and the response has been fantastic – people love it. In fact, the next day people were talking about the cookies and banana bread on Facebook and Twitter.
My last group requested I share the Banana Bread recipe because it’s sooooo good (the best I’ve ever tasted), especially when it’s still warm and gooey. So enjoy. Of course you could always come to a workshop and sample it there.
The Best Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Recipe
Ingredients:
2 cups of All Purpose Flour
1 cup of sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
3 bananas mashed
1/2 cup of butter softened
2 eggs
1 cup of chocolate chips
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350
- Combine and mix all ingredients together in a large mixing bowl.
- Place batter in a greased bread pan.
- Bake for 40 – 50 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in centre comes out clean (mine took about 60 minutes but I use a rubber baking pan).
- Cool for 10 minutes then remove from pan. Complete cooling on wire rack.
Makes one big delicious loaf!
