Caribbean Recipes – Banana and Mango Bread

News Americas, NEW YORK: This week we bring you this yummy recipe from the Caribbean island of Dominica, where bananas and mangoes are usually bountiful. Here is the recipe for Banana and Mango Bread. Enjoy.

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup Butter

1 1/4 cup Brown Sugar

3 Eggs

3 cups Self-Rising flour

1/2 tsp. Salt

½ tsp. Cinnamon

¼ tsp. Grated Fresh Nutmeg

1 ½ Mashed Ripe Bananas

1 Small Ripe Mango (mango should be peeled and pureed)

1 cup Golden Raisins

½ cup Chopped Walnuts

METHOD / DIRECTIONS:

In a mixing bowl, cream the butter with sugar until fluffy.

Beat in eggs, one at a time, until incorporated.

In another bowl, combine self-rising flour with salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.

Combine mashed bananas with mango puree.

Mix the dry ingredients and banana mixture, alternately into the creamed mixture, until batter is just combined.

Fold in raisins and nuts.

Pour batter into 2 greased 8 1/2 by 4-1/2-inch loaf pans.

Bake at 350 degrees for 50 – 60 minutes or until cake tester inserted in the center tests done.

Leave in pan for 10 minutes and then remove.

Your banana and mango bread is ready. Serve when cool.