Mango Bread Recipe

A friend of mine had given me a bunch of mangoes that were already starting to get black spots, so I immediately turned to allrecipes.com to find a mango bread recipe.

It was my first time making mango bread, and I was so happy that everyone in my family really liked it.

Mango Bread (recipe credit Allrecipes):

Ingredients:

• 2 c flour
• 2 t baking soda
• 1/2 t salt
• 2 ts ground cinnamon
• 1/2 c butter, softened
• 1/2 c vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 c sugar 
• 3 eggs
• 1 t vanilla extract
• 3 c peeled, seeded and chopped mango
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut

Directions:

• Spray two 9x5 inch loaf pans with cooking/baking spray.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.  
• In a separate large bowl, mix the butter, oil and sugar until fluffy. 
• Stir in eggs one at a time.
• Stir in vanilla.  
• Combine wet mixture with the flour mixture.  
• Fold in the mango, raisins, and coconut; do not over mix!
• Let stand for 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). 
• Bake in preheated oven for approximately 55 minutes.