Early in the week banana bread was requested for breakfast and as we had some bananas a bit past their prime it was easy to comply. I also had some cinnamon chips I wanted to use up so this tweak on the usual style was born.

Cinnamon Banana Bread

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 large eggs, at room temperature
3 ripe bananas
1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup cinnamon chips
1 cup walnuts

Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour a 9-round baking pan.

Cream together the butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition. Peel the bananas and break them into chunks, adding them to the mixer as you go. Add the vanilla and milk and mix on medium speed until nearly smooth. Whisk together the dry ingredients in a small bowl. Add dry ingredients to the wet and mix just until combined. Fold in cinnamon chips and walnuts. Transfer to baking pan and bake at 350 F. 1 hour 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.