TWD: Fresh Mango Bread

This week's Tuesdays with Dorie (TWD) recipe was chosen by Kelly of Baking with the Boys: Fresh Mango Bread. We love mangoes and were very excited to see how this recipe would turn out. We have never baked with mangoes before!

This recipe was very easy to make. It's just like any banana bread recipe. The smell of this bread as it was baking was AMAZING! It took an hour and a half to cook fully and we couldn't wait till it was done so we could dig in! We weren't really sure what to expect, but this bread tasted very similar to banana bread. The mango flavor wasn't too strong. Our brother who hates mangoes ate this bread (not knowing there were mangoes in it) and he liked it a lot too!

Thanks Kelly, for choosing this recipe. If you would like the recipe, you can find it here. Make sure you visit the TWD Blogroll to see what everyone else thought about this recipe.

Ricotta and Egg Muffins with Ham and Cheddar

I usually bring a lunch to work everyday and lately i've been getting tired of the same sandwhiches or salads. I came across this recipe on Kevin's blog, Closet Cooking, the other day and decided to give it a try! I changed a few things to my preference. Kevin used cottage cheese in his recipe. I am one of the least pickiest people when it comes to food, but cottage cheese is one of the few things that is not very appealing to me... I made some other small changes. Here is my version of the recipe! I liked these a lot and will be experimenting with different combinations.

Makes about 16 muffins

Ingredients:

2 cup ricotta cheese

8 eggs (lightly beaten)

2 cup flour

2 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup prosciutto cotto ham (chopped)

1 cup cheddar cheese (grated)

3 green onions (sliced)

* butter spray

Directions:

1. Mix the cottage cheese, eggs, flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl.

2. Stir in the ham, cheddar cheese and green onions.

3. Spray some butter spray in the baking dish to prevent sticking.

4. Bake in a preheated 400F oven until they are golden brown on top and a toothpick poked into the center comes out clean, about 25-30 minutes.