Mango-Pecan Bread

(from saymyname’s recipe box)

Serves 10 people

Categories: Breakfast, Quick Bread

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans or 1 cup walnuts
  • 1/2 cup seedless raisin
  • 1 cup coarsely mashed fresh mango
  • 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

  1. Tip: because mangos are so fibrous, the best way to mash them is to pulse in a food processor; aim for a texture that resembles cottage cheese.

  2. Preheat oven to 350°; coat a 9 × 5 × 3 inch baking pan with nonstick oil-and-flour baking spray; set aside.

  3. Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt together in a big bowl.

  4. Add in the pecans and raisins; toss well; then make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients.

  5. Combine the mashed mango, eggs, oil, and vanilla in a bowl; pour into the well in the dry ingredients and mix only enough to combine; the batter should be lumpy.

  6. Scoop the batter into the prepared pan; spreading to the corners; bake in the lower third of the oven for 50-55 minutes or until the bread begins to pull from the sides of the pan and cake tester comes out clean.

  7. Cool bread in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then loosen around the edge with a small thin-blade spatula and turn out.

  8. Cool the bread right side up to room temperature before cutting.

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