Preparation

• 1
  Preheat the oven to 180 degrees or 160 degrees fan oven.
• 2
  Sift the flour into a bowl with the baking powder and salt.
• 3
  Pour the caster sugar into a separate bowl. Cut the softened butter into small pieces and cream together with the sugar until well combined. Stir in the vanilla extract.
• 4
  Break the eggs into a small bowl and whisk. Add a little of the beaten egg into the sugar and butter mixture and beat together, then add some of the flour mixture. Repeat until everything is combined.
• 5
  Add a teaspoon of milk or two if needed to loosen the mixture to a thick dropping consistency.
• 6
  Peel the bananas, halve then quarter lengthways and chop into very small pieces. Add to the mixture and fold in well. Stir in the chocolate chips.
• 7
  Lightly grease and line a loaf tin with baking parchment then spoon the mixture into the tin and level off. Bake for 50-60 minutes, until firm and brown on top and cooked through.
• 8
  Cool on a cooling rack for 10-15 minutes.