Easy Banana Bread Recipe — The Mom 100

Ingredients

• ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter ((at room temperature))
• ¾ cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 large very ripe bananas ((peeled and mashed; about 1 cup mush))
• ½ cup buttermilk ((or heavy cream, half-and-half, whole milk, plain yogurt [Greek or otherwise], or sour cream))
• ½ teaspoon grated orange zest ((or 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; optional))
• ⅓ cup mini chocolate chips ((for sprinkling on top; optional))