How to Make Papaya Bread with a Twist - A Step-by-Step Guide

Looking for a new twist on the classic banana bread? Look no further than this delicious and unique recipe for Papaya Bread with a Twist. Offering a tropical and unexpected flavor, this bread will become a new favorite in your baking repertoire.

Using ripe papayas as the star ingredient, this bread offers a subtle sweetness and a beautiful orange hue that is sure to wow your taste buds. The addition of spices and nuts gives this bread a depth of flavor that will keep you coming back f...

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup mashed ripe bananas
  • 1 cup mashed ripe papaya
  • ¾ cup raisins
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts
  • ⅓ cup diced crystallized ginger
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder

Information

  • Prep Time: 30 mins
  • Cook Time: 50 mins
  • Additional Time: 10 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
  • Servings: 16
  • Yield: 2 5x7-inch loaves

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease two 5x7-inch loaf pans.
  • Combine butter and sugar in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs; beat until lightly fluffy. Beat in bananas, papaya, raisins, walnuts, and crystallized ginger until batter is smooth.
  • Sift flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, allspice, ginger, and baking powder together in a separate bowl. Mix gradually into the batter. Pour batter into the prepared pans.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes. Invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Nutrition

    324 cal.

    • Total Fat: 16g
    • Saturated Fat: 8g
    • Cholesterol: 77mg
    • Sodium: 420mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 43g
    • Dietary Fiber: 2g
    • Total Sugars: 20g
    • Protein: 5g
    • Vitamin C: 8mg
    • Calcium: 39mg
    • Iron: 2mg
    • Potassium: 246mg