Mango Bread – Easy and Delicious

Come Summer and the royal land of Nizams, Hyderabad appears golden yellow.Hyderabad fondly known as the ‘Pearl City’ is an enchanting land of heritage monuments,forts,palaces, lakes, museums, gardens, software parks and more importantly a delectable cuisine fit for the kings. And when it is summer, especially in the month of May, the entire city is dotted with the king of fruits-mangoes,beautiful luscious mangoes,aromatic,sweet and full of flavor.You can see them everywhere,on every street,in every nook and corner. On pushcarts,in kiosks,in fruitstalls,in stores,in juice corners,in homes..just everywhere. Mango is the most loved fruit across the world and India alone produces half of the world’s mangoes.

Mango lovers can’t have enough of mangoes. And to their delight this year the food safety department of hyderabad has ensured that the vendors or producers keep the mangoes chemical free,i.e free of artificial ripeners like Calcium Carbide.

I really look forward to summers and fresh ripe mangoes to bake this time tested  easy mango bread recipe. The aromas and flavors of this bread are truly amazing. Moreover, this recipe is light and does not use butter or too many eggs. You can add raisins and walnuts in this bread for extra flavor and a crunch. The color of the loaf is beautiful. You can enjoy it warm on it’s own or with a scoop of mango ice cream….mmm…I can still remember the taste and smell the aroma wafting around….long after the bread was devoured.

Mango Bread Recipe

Ingredients:

• 125g all-purpose flour
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 90ml vegetable oil
• 125g caster sugar 
• 1/2 tsp. lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tbsp. raisins
• 1 tbsp. chopped walnuts
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. baking powder
• 200g chopped mangoes

Method:

First mix all dry ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350ºF.

Whisk the egg.

Fold in the dry flour mixture.

Add the chopped mangoes and lemon juice and fold in gently.

Line a loaf tin with butter paper and pour the batter in it. Cover the tin lightly with aluminium foil so that the top does not brown fast. You can remove the foil after half an hour. Complete baking until a toothpick comes out clean. It should take about 1 hour.

Let it cool before you unmould it and slice it. Enjoy just like that or with a scoop of icecream.