Nutella Banana Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 eggs, at room temperature
• 2 1/3 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 cups mashed bananas (about 4 large)
• 3/4 cup chocolate hazelnut spread
• 1/4 cup plain yogurt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1/3 cups hazelnuts, toasted, skinned and chopped

Recipe

• 1 heat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 grease two 9" x 5" metal loaf pans, then dust with flour, knocking out the excess.
• 3 sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt into a bowl.
• 4 beat together the eggs and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer with a whisk attachment at medium-high speed until very thick and pale, and the mixture forms a ribbon when the beater is lifted, about 10 minutes.
• 5 reduce the speed to low and add the oil in a slow stream, mixing, then mix in the bananas, yogurt, hazelnut spread and vanilla.
• 6 remove the bowl from the mixer and fold in the flour mixture and hazelnuts gently but thoroughly.
• 7 divide the batter between the loaf pans to about 2/3 full, spreading evenly, and bake in the lower third of the oven until golden brown and a wooden pick or skewer comes out clean, about 1 hour. start checking for doneness at 45 minutes.
• 8 cool the loaves in their pans on a rack 10 minutes, then turn out onto the rack.
• 9 turn the loaves right side up and cool completely.