Mango Tea Bread

Ingredients:

Yield:

1

loaf

• 1 cup golden raisin
• 1/4 cup brandy
• 2 mangoes, peeled and diced
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, room temp
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

1. 1
   preheat oven to 350.
2. 2
   grease and flour a 9x5 loaf pan.
3. 3
   soak raisins in brandy for 15 minutes.
4. 4
   puree mangoes in a processor until smooth, measure 1 cup, save the rest for another use.
5. 5
   combine flour, cinnamon, salt, ginger, nutmeg and baking soda in a small bowl.
6. 6
   in a large bowl beat sugar and butter with an electric mixer until fluffy.
7. 7
   beat in eggs 1 at a time.
8. 8
   add vanilla and mango puree.
9. 9
   slowly beat in flour mixture.
10. 10
    add raisins and brandy and stir well.
11. 11
    pour into loaf pan, bake for 1 hr, 15 minutes until a toothpick inserted to center comes out clean.
12. 12
    cool for 20 minutes in the pan, then turn out to a rack to cool completely.