5.19.2009

Tuesdays With Dorie: Mango Bread

This week's TWD is Fresh Mango Bread. I used frozen mango.

Woops.


I was pretty excited about this recipe (picked by Kelly at Baking with the Boys), thinking it might be a little healthier than some of the other recipes, what with the fruit and all. I made just 1/3 of the recipe, which produced two small loaves (5'' x 2.5''). Then I figured out the calories.. wow. Dorie's serving size, which would be 1/2 a loaf for me, came out to 364 cals! So I sliced the loaves into 8 little slices, making each slice 91 cals.

As far as taste goes, I was hoping there would be more of a mango flavor. It was definitely better the second day, but the big flavors were the ginger and cinnamon. Good, but not great, you know?

Look forward to next week's TWD: Chipster (as in Chocolate Chip Cookie) Topped Brownies!

*Find the recipe here. Thanks, Kelly!

**Tuesdays with Dorie is a group of bloggers baking through Dorie Greenspan's Baking: From My Home to Yours.
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10 comments:

  1. MariaMay 19, 2009 at 10:28 AM

    I love mangoes, never put them in bread before. I can't wait to try this one!

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  2. CharliMay 19, 2009 at 11:35 AM

    I apparently should start calculating the calories of a serving size!! Looks great!

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  3. TeannaMay 19, 2009 at 11:50 AM

    Sorry you weren't such a fan!!!!

    Oooh.... you should make a mango cupcake for Tickled Pink! You make the best cupcakes and I'd buy 8,000 of them!!!

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  4. AnonymousMay 19, 2009 at 2:42 PM

    Your mango bread looks fantastic. Too bad you didn't like it.

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  5. chocolatechicMay 20, 2009 at 8:54 AM

    I felt the same way.

    Good, not great.

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  6. LeslieMay 20, 2009 at 2:56 PM

    Yours looks really yummy! I don't think I'll want to know the calories for next week's pick, how about you?

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  7. AnonymousMay 20, 2009 at 3:26 PM

    Your mini-loaves look great! I love this bread (I love the spices) but I agree that the mango flavor was not popping out. I'm going to pretend I didn't see the calculated calories though...

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  8. Amber MarieMay 20, 2009 at 9:18 PM

    Ummm, I did not even want to think about the calories after dumping in all the oil and sugar. But it's good to know!

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  9. The Food LibrarianMay 21, 2009 at 9:27 PM

    Oh no. I don't do the calorie counting on Tuesdays. :) Your cake looks great, sorry it wasn't your favorite.

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  10. TeaLadyMay 24, 2009 at 11:57 PM

    Nice looking loaf.

    It was tasty. It was a great basic spicy loaf, but the mango flavor was sorta mild.

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