Mango Bread for the New Year
From my mommy – a traditional Cuban new year bread. I think I will also post this on the Mango Radio webpage as my show will actually be taking place on New Years. It seems appropriate.

Anyway, enjoy!

2 cup all purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 teaspoons baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
½ cup vegetable oil
¼ cup mango juice
1 tsp vanilla
2 ½ cup chopped firm-ripe mangoes (about 3 ½ lbs)
1 tbsp lemon or lime juice
½ cup almonds (optional)

1. Preheat the oven to 350°. Grease two loaf pans.
2. Combine the flour, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, baking soda and salt.
3. Add the almonds and stir until evenly distributed. (Instead of almonds, I often add in chopped pecans or brazil nuts.)
4. In a separate bowl, beat together the sugar, eggs, and oil until fluffy and light colored, about 3 minutes. (I highly recommend an electric mixer instead of hand whisking this. Of course, I usually hand whisk, so who am I to make such silly recommendations?)
5. Add the vanilla, gently mixing into the fluffy mixture.
6. Add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture and beat just until smooth. Do not over mix.
7. With a large spatula, fold in the mangoes, mango juice and lemon juice. Scrape the batter into the prepared pans.
8. Bake in the center of the oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until the top is firm, the loaf pulls away from the sides of the pans, and a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
9. Remove from the pans to a wire rack to cool completely.

Posted by Utopia at December 30, 2005 02:07 PM

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