Chocolate-Banana Pancake Casserole | Recipe Reader

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more, to taste, for greasing the baking dish
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 6 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
• 1 3/4 cups buttermilk
• 7 large eggs, divided
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 bananas, thinly sliced
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• confectioners' sugar, optional, for serving