Ingredients
- 3-4 ripe mangos
- 8 oz. butter, divided (use 1 ounce to butter pan)
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 2 cups unbleached flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon ground cardamom
- 3 eggs
About this recipe
Makes 1 loaf Use very ripe mangos for best results in this Indian-spiced quick bread.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9x5" loaf pan. Peel and pit mangos. Mash half and cut remaining mangos in ½-inch dice and combine. You should have 2 cups total of puree and chopped mangos. Melt butter and set aside to cool. Combine sugar and flour in a large bowl. Add baking soda, salt, baking powder and cardamom to flour, using a strainer to be sure there are no lumps. Beat eggs until mixed and add to melted butter. Add eggs, butter and mango to dry ingredients and mix, using a large wooden spoon, just until well combined. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes. Cool in pan for 20 minutes, then turn onto rack and cool completely.