Hawaiian Mango Bread

Lorac's Note:

On the Islands,it's traditional to make and give this tropical fruit-nut bread as a gift. Imagine this bread toasted and buttered or made into French toast! From Sam choy's "Island Flavors".

• Total Time: 1 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Yield: 30 slices

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 3 eggs , well beaten
• ¾ cup canola oil
• 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
• 2 cups peeled and diced fresh mango
• ½ cup raisins
• ½ cup macadamia nuts , chopped
• ½ cup grated coconut

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Grease and flour two 9x5 inch loaf pans.
3. Sift the flour, baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon into a small bowl.
4. In a large mixing bowl, combine eggs, oil and sugar and mix with dry ingredients until well blended.
5. Fold in mango, raisins, nuts and coconut.
6. Pour into loaf pans and bake 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
7. Let cool 10 to 15 minutes, unmold and let completely cool on baking racks.

Reviews

[Loriell]

This was an excellent bread. I should have cooked it a touch longer, because it was so moist inside that in was difficult to cut in the center. I served it at our Hawaiian Luau. Several people commented that they loved it and wanted the recipe. If you have any leftovers, it makes a good light breakfast.

[Flynhawaiian]

OH, MY GOODNESS!!! This recipe was sooooo ONO (delicious). I didn't have macadamia nuts so I used pecans. And didn't have any raisins either. I used mini loaf pans cause plan on giving out for Xmas. They turned out GREAT! So moist. I can imagine if I had macadamia nuts and raisins.....OH BOY....Going back to the store and buy some more mangoes and some macadamia nuts today.

[R. Warren Meddoff]

very good recipe, worth doing again. I recommend that you are very careful to insure that the mangoes are completely ripe. I used corn oil instead of cannola oil and decreased the amount of sugar to 1 cup.