RECIPE: Make the best banana bread you can with this easy recipe

Ingredients

• Nonstick vegetable oil spray
• 1½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1¼ teaspoons baking soda
• ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup (packed) dark brown sugar
• ⅓ cup mascarpone, plain whole-milk Greek yogurt, or sour cream
• ¼ cup (½ stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2 large eggs
• 4 large very ripe bananas, mashed (about 1½ cups)
• ½ cup chopped bittersweet or semisweet chocolate (optional)
• ½ cup chopped walnuts (optional)