CHOCOLATE BANANA BREAD

1 2/3 cups plain flour
1 teaspoon bicarb soda
3 tablespoons cocoa, sifted
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup oil
5 small overipe bananas, mashed
3 tablespoons vanilla yoghurt
1 teaspoon vanilla

preheat oven to 180 c.  grease and line bottom of large loaf tin.

in a medium bowl, place the flour, bicarb soda, cocoa and salt. put aside.

using an electric mixer, beat the sugar and eggs until light and fluffy.

beat in the oil then the bananas, yoghurt and vanilla until well combined.

fold in the dry ingredients.

pour into tin.

cook for approx. 50 - 60 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.

cool in tin  for 10 minutes then remove to wire rack to cool completely.

serve toasted with butter.