Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

MY GO-TO COMFORT FOOD OF CHOICE!  The best banana bread ever -- of course, the chocolate helps.

Submitted by:  Angela Silverthorne and Tia Bach

Preheat oven to:  325 degrees                                        Cook time:  ~ 1 hr

Ingredients:
     -  1 c. sugar
     -  1 stick of butter, softened
     -  1 1/2 c. mashed bananas (~ 4 bananas - let them get slightly brown on outside and soft; easier to mash!)
     -  2 large eggs
     -  2 tsp. vanilla extract
     -  2 c. all-purpose flour
     -  1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
     -  1 tsp. baking soda
     -  1/2 tsp. salt
     -  1 c. semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:
1)  Cream sugar and butter.  Beat in mashed bananas, eggs and vanilla.
2)  Combine dry ingredients and stir into the egg mix until well moistened.  Fold in chocolate chips.
3)  Pour batter into greased and floured loaf pan.  Cover loosely with tent of aluminum foil
4)  Bake at 325 degrees for 30 minutes.  Remove foil and continue baking for 30-40 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.
5)  Cool for 10 minutes and then remove from pan.