1 cup butter
1 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
3 eggs
3 cup self-raising flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp grated fresh nutmeg
1 1/2 cup mashed ripe bananas
1 small ripe mango
1 cup golden raisins
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Directions
* The recipe says to use self-raising cake/pastry flour and the small
ripe mango should be peeled and pureed. In a bowl, cream the butter
with sugar until fluffy; beat in eggs, one at a time, until
incorporated. In another bowl, combine self-raising flour with salt,
cinnamon and nutmeg. Combine mashed bananas with mango puree. Mix the
dry ingredients and banana mixture, alternately, into the creamed
mixture until batter is just combined; fold in raisins and nuts. Pour
batter into 2 greased 8 1/2 by 4 1/2 inch loaf pans. Bake at 350
degrees for 50 - 60 minutes or until cake tester inserted in the
centre tests done. Leave in pan for 10 minutes; remove form loaf pans
and let cool on racks. Makes 2 loaves. From The Gazette, 91/02/13.
Servings: 2 servings
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