Mango Walnut Loaf | Going the Vegan way / Vegan Mango Walnut Loaf

When I posted the mango icecream recipe few days back and updated the same in the facebook foodies group, I got a question from Kalpana of Life with spices which goes like this "Where do you get mangoes at this time of the year?". It was then that I realised that many of you would have had the same in mind. At the time of the mango season, the agni days that Chennai sees was at its peak and hence I was forbidden from having mangoes in any form. Reason being it increases the body heat which is not good for me and the baby... How I missed the juicy and pulpy mangoes!!! But it was a sacrifice that I made happily...
It so happens that the mango tree that grows in my MIL's place blooms off the season and we get ripe mangoes at this time. But these fruits cannot live up to the mark and are less sweet. So we usually end up making milkshakes or lassi-s out of the lot. This time I had other plans and am trying other desserts for a change like this loaf or that icecream.

Never did I think that I would bake a vegan cake. To me cakes need to have eggs in them to give a fluffier sponge. But when I ran out of eggs and I had a batch of over-ripe mangoes (..another one day and I should have said goodbye to them and I would never do that with mangoes) I chose to go vegan. I googled for many recipes and finally settled down for this originally adapted from here.
I found the loaf to be on the denser side and hence we had a few slices and the leftovers I came up with a delicious way to have with a cup of hot milk / coffee.. Stay tuned to know what I did.

~*What U Need*~ All purpose flour - 1 1/2 cups Mango puree - 1 1/2 cups Vegetable oil - 1/3 cup Granulated sugar - 2/3 cup Vanilla essence - 1 tsp Baking powder - 2 tsp Chopped Walnuts - 1/2 cup Salt - a pinch

How I made it:
Grease a loaf pan and place oiled butter paper in the bottom. This ensures that the bottom does not stick. I never skip this step. Sieve all purpose flour, baking powder and salt thrice. Mix mango puree, vegetable oil, granulated sugar and vanilla essence well. Throw in half of the walnuts and mix.

Slowly add the flour and fold in without any lumps. Pour batter into greased pan, top with walnuts. Bake at 350F or 175 C for 30-40 mins or till a skewer inserted comes out clean.

Slice and serve...

So thats it Folks...
With Love,

Signs off!!!