Black Sapote Quick Bread
Ingredients
- 1 ripe black sapote, skin and seeds removed, about 8 oz. of pulp
- 4 oz. unsalted butter, melted
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon dark rum
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
- Grated zest from one orange or 3 tablespoons candied orange zest, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter pans or spray with baking spray. In a large bowl, combine black sapote pulp and melted butter. Add sugar, egg, vanilla and rum and mix well. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and cardamom. Add flour to sapote mixture and stir just until combined. Stir in orange zest. Pour into prepared baking pan or pans and bake for 40-45 minutes (small loaves) to 60 minutes (large loaf) or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on rack for 10 minutes, then turn out onto rack to cool completely.
Notes
Makes 2 mini loaves or 1 9x5 loaf.
