Mango Bread Recipe from the South Beach Mango Festival
The first South Beach Mango Festival takes place August 5, 2018, from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. at South Beach’s beautiful, white sandy beach in Lummus Park, adjacent to Ocean Drive. www.SobeMangoFest.com
South Florida wants to commemorate and celebrate the importance and peak of its famed fruit. The event is aimed at tropical fruit lovers and culinary enthusiasts, as well as the domestic and international visitors who flock to South Beach. The event will also benefit a vital non-profit philanthropic organization, Big Brothers and Big Sisters.
Visitors will have the opportunity to continue to educate themselves on healthy eating options and alternatives, using mango in their recipes, with activities including a farmer’s market offering more than 40 varieties of juicy, sweet, locally farmed mangoes; mango tastings; cooking classes for kids and adults, featuring the golden fruit; a children’s play area; and an entertainment area with live music and dancing; top chef demos, and a memorable mango-mixology competition.
Get a taste with this Mango Bread recipe by star Chef Allen.
South Beach Mango Bread Recipe
Ingredients to Serve-10 slices
| ¼ | Cup | Butter | |||
| ¾ | cup | Sugar | |||
| 2 | Medium | Very Ripe mangos pureed | |||
| 1 | Large | Egg, slightly beaten | |||
| 1 | Teaspoon | Pure Vanilla extract | |||
| 2 | Tablespoons | Lime juice | |||
| 1 ½ | Cups | All purpose flour | |||
| 1 ½ | Teaspoon | Baking powder | |||
| ½ | Teaspoon | Baking soda | |||
| ½ | teaspoon | Ground cinnamon | |||
| 1 | Cup | Chopped walnuts |
To prepare the batter: In a large mixing bowl cream the butter and sugar. Add the mango, egg, vanilla, and lime juice. 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.
To bake the mango bread: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 9x5x3 inch non stick pan with non stick cooking spray. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake for 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center, comes out clean. Cool in the pan 10 minutes before removing from the loaf pan. Allow to cook for 1 hour on a rack before serving.
