Baking at home: Mango recipes

Mango-walnut brownie

Mango-walnut brownies 

16 servings

2 ounces unsweetened chocolate

1/2 cup whole wheat flour

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 cup olive oil

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon almond extract

1 cup light brown sugar

 2 large eggs

1 cup walnuts

2 ripe mangos, peeled, pitted and diced, divided

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Over a double boiler, melt the chocolate then set aside to cool.

2. Sift the flour, cinnamon and salt together, set aside.

3. Using a whisk, mix the olive oil, vanilla and almond extract. Add the sugar, and then the eggs one at a time. Stir in the cooled chocolate. Using a spatula, fold in the flour mixture until just incorporated. Stir in walnuts and half of mangos.

4. Spray a non- stick 8-inch square baking pan with baking spray with flour added. Pour batter into the prepared pan. If needed, spread using a spatula to make an even ltop. Sprinkle remaining mango evenly over batter. Bake for 40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool completely before cutting into 16 pieces.

-- Courtesy of National Mango Board; adapted from recipe at mango.org.

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Mango-walnut bread

 10 servings

 

 1/4 cup butter

3/4 cup sugar

2 medium very ripe, soft mangos, peeled and pitted (1-1/2 mango pureed, ½ mango diced)

1 large egg, slightly beaten

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

2 tablespoons lime juice

1/2 cup all- purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 cup chopped walnuts

Mango-walnut bread

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Add the mango puree, egg, vanilla and lime juice.

2. In a separate large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon. Add the mango mixture to the flour mixture, stirring until the dry ingredients are just moistened. Stir in the walnuts and diced mango.

3. Coat a 9x5x3-inch pan with cooking spray. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake for 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing from pan. Cool on a rack for an hour before serving.

-- Courtesy of National Mango Board; adapted from recipe at mango.org.

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