Banana Bread

• 140g butter, softened
• 140g caster sugar
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 140g self raising flour
• 2 ripe bananas, mashed
• chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

1. heat oven to 180c or 160c fan or gas mark 4

2. butter the loaf tin and line it with greaseproof paper

3. cream the butter and sugar together until fluffy

4. add the vanilla, eggs and half of the flour and stir well

5. fold in the remaining flour and the baking powder

6. stir in the mashed banana

7. add the chocolate chips

8. pour into the tin

9. bake for 50 - 60 mins

10. check with a skewer and remove when cooked

11. allow to cook on a wire rack

12. enjoy