Banana Bread

1/2 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
3 bananas (mushed)
2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 bag chocolate chips (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream first 3 ingredients together. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix together.

Grease loaf pan and bake for 1 hour. After one hour I loosely cover with tin foil and bake for another 20-25 minutes. Do not remove from pan until cooled.

This makes great muffins as well. Bake muffins for 15-17 minutes.

*I always sprinkle the top of my banana bread loaf and muffins with a little brown sugar and cinnamon mixture.