Chocolate Chip Walnut Banana Bread

Got brown bananas?  Toss them in your freezer, once you have 3 or 4 you can thaw and make delicious banana bread!
Ingredients

Makes one regular loaf or 3 mini loaves

• 1/4 c. vegetable oil, plus a little more for your pan(s)
• 1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour, plus a little more for your pan(s)
• 1 c. sugar
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. orange zest
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 c. mashed bananas (around 3 or 4 medium size whole bananas)
• 3/4 c. semi sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 c. coarsely chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease and flour a loaf pan, I have a large loaf pan that has four mini loaf sections.  (This recipe made enough to fill 3 mini loaf sections.)  In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda, zest, and salt.  Mix in oil, eggs, and bananas.  Stir in chocolate chips and walnuts.  Pour into pan(s).
2. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 70-80 minutes.  For mini loaves about 40-50 minutes, in my oven.  If the loaf browns too quickly you can tent with foil and continue baking.
3. Cool loaf  10 minutes in pan; then remove from pan and cool completely, right side up, on a rack.