Chocolate Chip Walnut Bread

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup cake flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 9 tablespoons butter, at room temp
• 2 eggs, at room temp
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons raisins
• 1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts
• 1/2 grated lemon, rind of
• 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 350*.
2. Combine flour, baking powder and cornstarch in a small bowl and set aside.
3. Line bottom and long sides of an 8.
4. 5 x 4inch loaf pan with waxed paper and grease.
5. Sprinkle 1 1/2 tbl of the sugar into the pan and tilt pan to distribute evenly on bottom and sides; tip out any excess.
6. In a medium bowl, cream the butter until soft and add the remaining sugar.
7. Beat until light and fluffy and then add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
8. Gently fold in the dry ingredients, in 3 batches; do not overmix!
9. Fold in the vanilla, raisins, nuts, lemon rind and chocolate chips until just blended.
10. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 45-50 minutes or until tester comes out clean.
11. Let cool for 5 minutes in pan and then cool completely on a wire rack.

sugar, cake flour, baking powder, cornstarch, butter, eggs, vanilla, raisins, walnuts, lemon, semisweet chocolate chips

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-chip-walnut-bread-51023 (may not work)