pb banana bread

I made this Reese's pb banana bread before, and it was good, but needed better overall flavor. (Don't get me wrong- the mini pb cups are wonderful! The bread was a little lacking, I thought.) 

So I set out to find another pb banana bread recipe. I found this one and it turned out delicious!

Recipe adapted from allrecipes.com

Description

Classic banana bread with a generous helping of peanut butter makes this easy loaf a delicious breakfast treat or snack.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup peanut butter
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 2/3 cup white sugar
• 1 cup mashed very ripe banana
• 2 eggs
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 1-2 c. chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 4x8-inch loaf pan.
2. Beat peanut butter and shortening in a bowl. Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Beat one egg into peanut butter mixture until completely blended before beating in the second egg. Stir in mashed banana.
3. Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a bowl. Stir flour mixture into banana mixture alternately with buttermilk, mixing until batter is just blended. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour.