SUNDAY MORNINGS at MY HOUSE-- a classic

  Doesn't everyone have a recipe for banana-chocolate chip bread in their baking repertoire?  This is the one I've been making recently.  I like the fact that most of the ingredients are whipped up in the blender before mixing with the flour.  I found a package of eight little loaf pans, 3-inches by 1 1/2-inches, that were made in Holland.  I love serving everyone their own little loaf of bread.

                                BANANA-CHOCOLATE CHIP BREAD

• 1 3/4 cup unbleached flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• 2 ripe bananas
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1.  Combine the first 6 ingredients in a large bowl and mix well; set aside.                                                                                              
2.  Combine remaining ingredients in a blender and process until smooth.  Stir into the flour mixture, just until combined.
3.  Pour the batter into a greased 9-by-5-inch loaf pan, or individual mini-loaf pans.  Bake at 350˚F for approximately 60 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.