Banana Loaf Bread (Half Choc-chip - half plain)

There was a n upset tummy going on at home the other day. So we had some left-over or should I say... un-appetising too ripe bananas. In Ambon, we call the banana Pisang 40 Hari - or 40 days banana. according to the farmer, it took 40 days to ripen hence the name. This is the first time i ever use this kind of banana but i figured that all banana (the eating ones) are basically the same. the difference may be in the taste and textured. So i gave it a go and was pleasantly surprised.
By the way, No need for mixer and it takes minutes to make this.
Right! now the recipe

Ingredients:
2 or 3 banana - if you are using the common eating banana (pisang meja/ambon) use the medium size. but I use 12 of those little 40 days banana (pisang 40 hari)
1 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour
1 sachet or 2 tbsp or powdered milk - i use 1 sachet or you can add or reduce to your liking
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 cup sugar  - I reduce it to a shy 1/2 cup - please adjust to your liking
1 egg  lightly beaten
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 tsp baking soda
a pinch of salt

You'll need
2 mixing bowl (1 for the wet ingredients and 1 for the dry ingredients)
A wooden spoon for mixing (or what ever you like or have on hand to use for mixing)

 Direction:

1. Make sure to heat up your oven first. Making it is quite quick and you need that oven heated before the bread enter it. Heat the oven on medium heat.
2. smear butter or margarine to your loaf pan or ANY pan you have and can be use in the oven
3. Dry ingredients : mix together the flour, powdered milk, sugar and salt. set aside (3-5 mins)
4. in another bowl mix the wet ingredients Mash the bananas with a fork - Add the vegetable oil - egg and vanilla essence - don't have to over mix... no need to put it in a blender or anything... I like my banana still a bit chunky.
5. Sprinkle Baking soda on the well mixed wet ingredients
6. Next you can either tip the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients OR the other way around... NO Problemo! just make sure the bowl is big enough to hold everything and make sure you mix them well.. 
7. Pour this mixture to your buttered loaf pan
8. Bake in the oven for 45 to 1 hour on middle rack, Or put it on the lower shelf first then half way transfer it to the top rack. 
9. When cooked, let it cool for a few minutes, remove from pan and slice to serve

 Mine was sliced 5 minutes after it is out from the oven... it was still steaming hot an I have to get everyone to hold their horses until I can get a picture of it... hehehehe
Tania helped in arranging the loaf bread for the picture... she also have the idea to put the banana and the choc chips around it... Good eye