Peanut Butter & Chocolate Chips Banana Bread

• all-purpose flour↗1 cup
• whole wheat flour↗1 cup
• baking soda↗1 teaspoon
• salt↗1⁄2 teaspoon

  (necessary)

• vegetable shortening↗1⁄2 cup
• chunky peanut butter↗1 cup
• brown sugar or Splenda brown sugar blend↗3⁄4 cup
• large eggs↗2
• large ripe bananas↗3

  mashed

• fresh lemon juice↗1 teaspoon
• vanilla extract↗1 teaspoon
• dark chocolate chips↗1⁄2 cup

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. 2

   Butter and flour a 9"x5" loaf pan.

3. 3

   Sift together first 4 ingredients in a bowl.

4. 4

   Combine next 3 ingredients and another bowl and beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.

5. 5

   Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

6. 6

   Stir in flour mixture until just combined.

7. 7

   Combine bananas with lemon juice, & vanilla extract and fold into batter.

8. 8

   Fold chocolate chips into batter, as well.

9. 9

   Transfer batter to loaf pan and bake in the middle of the oven.

10. 10

    Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until tester comes out clean.

11. 11

    Cool bread in pan on rack 10 minutes and invert onto rack to cool completely.