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Name: Chocolate Banana Bread
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups Water; 12 ounces Prunes pitted; 2 medium Bananas ripe; 2 large Eggs; 1 cup Unbleached all-purpose flour or wheat flour; 1/2 cup Cocoa powder; 1 tbs Ground cinnamon; 2 teaspoons Baking Powder; 1 1/2 teaspoons Baking soda; 1 cup Walnuts chopped; 1/2 cup Banana chips broken into small pieces; 1 cup Semisweet chocolate chips

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INGREDIENTS

2 cups Water
12 ounces Prunes ; pitted
2 medium Bananas ; ripe
2 large Eggs
1 cup Unbleached all-purpose flour ; or wheat flour
1/2 cup Cocoa powder
1 tbs Ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
1 1/2 teaspoons Baking soda
1 cup Walnuts ; chopped
1/2 cup Banana chips ; broken into small pieces
1 cup Semisweet chocolate chips

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INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 350. Lightly butter 8-cup loaf pan and line bottom with parchment paper.

In small saucepan, combine water and prunes and bring to a simmer. Simmer slowly until the prunes are very soft, about 30 minutes. Drain excess liquid.

Puree the prunes, bananas, and eggs in a processor until smooth.

Sift together the flour, cocoa, cinnamon, baking powder, and baking soda into a large bowl.

Stir in the banana mixture and combine thoroughly.

Gently stir in the walnuts, banana chips, and chocolate chips.

Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a sharp knife inserted in the center comes out clean (or with only a bit of melted chocolate chip on it).

Turn the loaf out onto a rack to cool, and remove the parchment from the bottom.

Cut into thin slices to serve

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Chocolate Banana Bread

2 cups Water
12 ounces Prunes pitted
2 medium Bananas ripe
2 large Eggs
1 cup Unbleached all-purpose flour or wheat flour
1/2 cup Cocoa powder
1 tbs Ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
1 1/2 teaspoons Baking soda
1 cup Walnuts chopped
1/2 cup Banana chips broken into small pieces
1 cup Semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350.  Lightly butter 8-cup loaf pan and line bottom with parchment paper.

In small saucepan, combine water and prunes and bring to a simmer.  Simmer slowly until the prunes are very soft, about 30 minutes.  Drain excess liquid.

Puree the prunes, bananas, and eggs in a processor until smooth.

Sift together the flour, cocoa, cinnamon, baking powder, and baking soda into a large bowl.

Stir in the banana mixture and combine thoroughly.

Gently stir in the walnuts, banana chips, and chocolate chips.

Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a sharp knife inserted in the center comes out clean (or with only a bit of melted chocolate chip on it).

Turn the loaf out onto a rack to cool, and remove the parchment from the bottom.

Cut into thin slices to serve

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Nutrition

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Serving Size: 1 loaf (1972g)
Recipe Makes: 1

Calories: 5077
Calories from Fat: 1795 (35%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 199.5g	266 %
	Saturated Fat 73g	365 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 53.1g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 53.5g
Cholesterol 2115mg		651 %
Sodium 4490.3mg		155 %
Potassium 8362.1mg		220 %
Total Carbohydrate 755.4g		222 %
	Dietary Fiber 43.2g	173 %
	Sugars, other 712.2g
Protein 139g		199 %
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