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Ghanaian Papaya Bread

Ghanaian Papaya Bread is a traditional Ghanaian recipe for a classic cake of papaya flesh, sugar, flour, nuts, spices, eggs, raisins and baking powder baked in a loaf tin. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Ghanaian version of: Ghanaian Papaya Bread.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

60 minutes

Total Time:

80 minutes

Serves:

8–10

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Bread RecipesBaking RecipesCake RecipesGhana Recipes


Ingredients:

1 large papaya (pawpaw)
150g sugar
175g white flour
3/4 tsp cinnamon
3/4 tsp baking soda
45g chopped nuts (optional)
4 tbsp butter
2 eggs
1/8 tsp allspice
3/4 tsp salt
50g raisins (optional)

Method:

Slice the papaya and de-seed with a spoon. Peel the fruit then mash until pureed.

Cream together the butter and sugar in bowl until fluffy. Lightly beat the eggs together then slowly incorporate into the butter mixture. Stir in 250g of papaya puree then add the flour, allspice, cinnamon, salt and baking soda. Mix thoroughly then stir-in the raisins and nuts (if using).

Tip into a cake or bread tin, smooth the top then bake in an oven pre-heated to 170°C (150°C/325°/Gas Mark 3) for about 1 hour, or until knife inserted in centre comes out clean.