Ingredients

1/4 cup vegetable oil, plus more for pan

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, (spooned and leveled), plus more for pan

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon grated orange zest

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 large eggs, lightly beaten

1 cup mashed bananas (about 3 medium)

1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour an 8 1/2-by-4 1/2-inch (6-cup) loaf pan. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda, zest, and salt. Mix in oil, eggs, and bananas. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts. Pour into pan.

Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 70 to 80 minutes (tent loosely with foil if loaf browns too quickly). Cool loaf 10 minutes in pan; then turn out of pan and cool completely, right side up, on a rack.