Bread Machine Banana Bread

breadmachinecinnamonraisinbread This easy bread machine recipe makes a delicious, all-purpose loaf you can slice and enjoy anytime. The best part is your bread machine does most of the work.

Wet Ingredients:
1¼ cup, ripe banana, mashed (300 mL)
1 Tbsp. pure liquid honey (15 mL)
1 Tbsp. butter, room temperature (15 mL)
1 large egg, room temperature
⅓ cup chocolate chips, optional (75 mL)

Dry Ingredients:
¼ cup nonfat dry milk (50 mL)
1¼ tsp. sea salt (6 mL)
3¼ cups bread flour, spooned and leveled (800 mL)
1½ tsp. bread machine yeast (7 mL)

Unplug the bread machine and remove the bread pan.

Put all ingredients, in the order listed, in the bread pan fitted with the kneading paddle. Secure the bread pan in the bread maker. Select the MENU button with the following program settings:

MENU: Sweet
CRUST: Light or Medium
LOAF: 1.5 lbs

Press CONFIRM then the START/STOP button to mix, knead, rise and bake.

When the cycle is complete, remove the bread pan from the machine and transfer the bread to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.