Banana Bread With Chocolate Chips and Walnuts

• all-purpose flour↗1 1⁄2 cups
• baking soda↗1 teaspoon
• baking powder↗1 teaspoon
• salt↗1⁄4 teaspoon
• semi-sweet chocolate chips↗3⁄4 cup
• walnuts, toasted and chopped↗3⁄4 cup
• unsalted butter, room temperature↗1⁄2 cup
• sugar↗1 cup
• large eggs↗2
• banana, mashed↗1 cup
• fresh lemon juice↗2 tablespoons
• vanilla extract↗1 1⁄2 teaspoons

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350°F Butter and flour 9x5x2 1/2-inch metal loaf pan. Whisk first 4 ingredients in medium bowl to blend. Combine chocolate chips and walnuts in small bowl; add 1 tablespoon flour mixture and toss to coat.

2. 2

   Beat butter in large bowl until fluffy. Gradually add sugar, beating until well blended. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Beat in mashed bananas, lemon juice and vanilla extract. Beat in flour mixture. Spoon 1/3 of batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle with half of nut mixture. Spoon 1/3 of batter over. Sprinkle with remaining nut mixture. Cover with remaining batter. Run knife through batter in zigzag pattern.

3. 3

   Bake bread until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour 5 minutes. Turn out onto rack and cool.