Banana, pecan and chocolate loaf

Another banana recipe! This time with nuts and chocolate for a change. I love making banana bread as it's so simple to make and always tastes good. The bananas guarantee the moistness and you can add pretty much anything to it - fruit, nuts, honey, chocolate.  If I've labelled my blog correctly, this is the 17th recipe with bananas that I've posted! I will have even more exciting banana posts as I have a very exciting, new cookbook which I will tell you about in due course.  I'll let you in on a little secret - I actually buy bananas to ripen at home so I can bake with them. Please tell me I'm not the only one! :)

3 ripe bananas, mashed

170g caster sugar

185g self-raising flour

2 eggs, lightly beaten

3 tablespoons vegetable oil

3 tablespoons milk

100g dark chocolate chips

90g pecans, chopped (you can also use walnuts)

• Preheat the oven to 180C.
• Grease and line a loaf tin. 
• Mix the mashed bananas and sugar in a large bowl until combined.
• Add the flour, eggs, oil and milk. 
• Stir until combined.
• Fold in the chocolate chips and nuts. 
• Pour into the tin and bake for 50 - 55 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre come out clean.
• Allow to cool for a few minutes in the tin before turning out to a wire rack to cool completely.