Chocolate Chip Hazelnut Banana Bread

Ingredients

  • butter, for greasing pan
  • 1 + 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 3 + 1/2 bananas, very ripe, mashed
  • 2 tablespoons sour cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 3/4 cup hazelnuts, chopped


Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line the bottom of a loaf pan with parchment paper and grease the entire thing with butter.
  2. In a small bowl sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. In a separate large bowl beat sugar and eggs on low speed until fluffy, 3-4 minutes. Continue beating on low speed and drizzle in oil. Beat in mashed bananas, sour cream, and vanilla. Fold in the flour mixture, then the chocolate chips and most of the nuts, saving a handful for the top.
  3. Pour into loaf pan, sprinkle nuts over top and bake about 55-60 minutes, toothpick should come out clean from center.