Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening
• 2 cups white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 6 verys ripe bananas , mashed
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 0.5 cups chopped walnuts

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease two 9x5-inch loaf pans.

2. 2

   In a large bowl, cream together shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition. Stir in mayonnaise and bananas. Stir together flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Blend flour mixture into banana mixture; stir just enough to evenly combine. Fold in chocolate chips and walnuts.

3. 3

   Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a loaf comes out clean, about 50 to 75 minutes. Cool loaves in the pans for 20 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.