Mom's Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• 3  bananas ripe mashed
• 3 tablespoons chocolate chips mini
• 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar for dusting
• 3  eggs slightly beaten
• 2 cups flour all-purpose
• 3  juice of orange 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 1 cup sugar 
• 0.5 cup butter unsalted for greasing the pan, at room temperature (1 stick)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

Equipment

• bowl
• oven
• loaf pan
• wooden spoon
• aluminum foil
• measuring cup

Directions

1. Special equipment: 1 1/2-quart glass loaf pan
2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
3. Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl.
4. Mix together the vanilla, eggs and orange juice in a measuring cup or small bowl. Cream the sugar and butter in a medium bowl until pale yellow and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
5. Add in the egg mixture and beat until creamy.
6. Mix in the bananas until smooth.
7. Pour the flour in 2 batches into the batter and mix on low speed until incorporated. Stir in the chocolate chips with a wooden spoon.
8. Pour into a greased loaf pan and bake 1 hour, covering lightly with foil if the top gets too brown. Cool, remove from the pan and slice.
9. Serve dusted with the confectioners' sugar.