Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

I made this the other day with some too ripe bananas. Oh. My. Heavenly! It is divine! I just have to share!

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
1 1/4 C Sugar
1/2 C butter or margarine softened
2 large eggs
1 1/2 C mashed bananas (~3medium,VERY ripe)
1/2 C buttermilk (or put 1/2 c milk with 1/2 T lemon juice and let sit for 5 min., then use)
1 C choc chips (or more if you want!)
1 t vanilla
A pinch of nutmeg
2 1/2 C flour
1 t baking soda
1 t salt
1 C chopped nuts (optional)

1.Set oven to 350* (move oven racks down so top of loaf pan is in the middle of the oven.) Grease bottoms only of pan(s). Makes two 8.5x4.5x2.5 pans, or one 9x5x3.

2.Cream sugar & butter in a bowl together. Stir in bananas, buttermilk vanilla & nutmeg.Beat until smooth, then add flour, baking soda, and salt just until moistened. Stir in choc chips & nuts if desired.

3.Bake 8" loaves about an hour, 9" loaves about 1 hr 15 min. or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool 10 min on baking rack.

4.Loosen sides of loaves; remove from pans and place top side up on wire racks to cool for 2 hours before slicing. Wrap tightly and store at room temp for 4 days, or in the fridge for 10.
Enjoy!

Nutrition info:
1 slice: 70 calories, 2g fat, 15 mg cholesterol, 95mg sodium, 12g carbohydrates, 1g protein
(this is w/out the chocolate chips! I added those separately on a whim and the cookbook didn't call for them.) You'll have to do some adding of your own if you want to know... I think ignorance is bliss on this one, but knock yourself out!