Nutella Banana Bread & Happy 4th

Happy July 4th Weekend. I hope everyone has a great time BBQ-ing and spending time with family and friends. I can't decide if I like July 4th being on a Saturday or not. It doesn't seem like you get enough time off and that its just a regular weekend. This recipe is adapted from Chef in Training and was delicious. Perfect for breakfast with a cup of tea.

Ingredients:
2 cups flour
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1-1/2 cup mashed ripe bananas
1 tsp vanilla
1/3 cup milk
3/4 cup nutella, melted

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Spray 9 x 5 loaf pan with PAM.  In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking soda and salt.

In a separate large bowl mix together the butter and sugar.  Add eggs one at a time beating after each time. Add mashes banana, milk, and vanilla.

Mix until well combined.  Add flour mixture beating at a low speed.  Don't overmix.

In a small bowl or measuring cup that is microwave safe add nutella and heat for 20 seconds.  Stir.

Add 1 cup of the banana bread batter to the Nutella and stir until well mixed.

Spoon Nutella batter alternately with the banana bread batter into prepared pan.  Swirl batters together with a knife.

Bake 50 to 60 minutes.  Cool in pan for 15 minutes and then remove loaf from pan and cool completely.
Slice when cooled.

Enjoy!!