Mango Bread (pan De Mango)

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup dried cherries, soaked in hot water for 10 minutes and drained
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2/3 cup vegetable oil (or canola oil)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups chopped firm-ripe mangoes, peeled (about 3 1/2 pounds)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice or 1 tablespoon lime juice

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f grease two 7x3-inch loaf pans.
• 2 in a medium bowl, combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt.
• 3 add the dried cherries and stir until evenly distributed.
• 4 in another bowl, with a whisk or an electric mixer, beat together the sugar, eggs and oil until fluffy and light colored, about 3 minutes. add the vanilla.
• 5 add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture and beat just until smooth ~ do not over mix.
• 6 with a large spatula, fold in the mangoes and lemon juice.
• 7 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 oven and let stand about 5 minutes; remove from pans to a wire rack to cool completely.
• 10 when cooled, wrap in plastic wrap and let stand at room temperature until ready to serve.