Alyson's Banana Bread
When I worked at a local nonprofit, one of my co-workers was Ms. Alyson. She was a native Georgia girl who had moved out to California a few years back and missed her mama’s cooking. This bread reminded her of home and I ended up baking two…one for her and one for the staff! Oh one more little thing, Alyson was Ms. Wheelchair California in 2009 and runner up at Ms. Wheelchair America. Yes, I do know some celebrities…check out her blog ! This is adapted from one of Paula’s recipes. Alyson’s Banana Bread ½ cup of butter at room temperature 1 cup of sugar ½ teaspoon salt 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ½ teaspoon maple flavor or extract 1 ½ cups flour (sifted) 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 4 ripe bananas ¼ cup to ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips cooking spray Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a (9” x 5”) or (11”x 4”) loaf pan with cooking spray. Mix together the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl and stir