1 c. sugar
1 lg. egg
1/2 c. unsalted butter, softened
1 c. mashed ripe bananas (about 2 lg. bananas) (The riper the bananas, the more flavorful the bread)
3 tbsp. milk
2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 c. pecans, chopped

In large mixing bowl, cream sugar, egg and butter with electric mixer until mixture is fluffy, about 3 minutes; set aside. In small bowl, mix bananas and milk. Set aside. Sift together flour, baking powder and baking soda onto paper plate. Add dry ingredients to creamed butter mixture alternately with banana mixture, stirring together with rubber spatula until dry ingredients are blended, about 1 minute. Stir in chocolate chips and pecans. Spoon batter into a 9 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 2 3/4 inch, greased and floured loaf pan. Drop pan twice from height of 6 inches to counter to remove any air bubbles. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven 1 hour, or until wooden toothpick inserted in center of crack comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Remove bread to wire rack to complete cooling. Makes one loaf.