BANANA BREAD WITH CHOCOLATE CHIPS AND CHOCOLATE GLAZE

Bread:

1 stick unsalted butter, melted and cooled (May use 1/2 cup vegetable oil)

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 cup sugar

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp baking soda

1//2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp grated nutmeg

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

2 large eggs

1/2 cup plain yogurt or sour cream

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp grated orange zest (optional)

1 cup mashed bananas

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter a 9"x5" loaf pan; set aside.

Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large bowl. Add the chocolate chips.

Whisk together the melted butter (or vegetable oil), eggs, yogurt (or sour cream), vanilla and orange zest (if using) in a medium bowl. Stir in the mashed banana. Fold the banana mixture into the dry mixture just until combined. 

Spread the batter in the prepared pan. Baked until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Cool in the pan on  a wire rack for 30 minutes. Turn out onto the wire rack to cool completely.

Glaze:

1 cup confectioners' sugar

2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder

2 tbsp milk

1/4 tsp vanilla

Pinch of salt

Whisk together the confectioners' sugar, cocoa powder, milk, vanilla extract and salt in a bowl.

Pour over the cooled banana bread and let set 15 to 20 minutes before cutting.

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