Best Easy Banana Bread — The Mom 100

Name: Best Easy Banana Bread — The Mom 100
Total time: 80 min
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))

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This banana bread is made the cake way, butter and sugar creamed until fluffy, for a lighter crumb than the one-bowl melted-butter method. Ready for the oven in 10 minutes

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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))