Lemon Coconut Tea Bread

Name: Lemon Coconut Tea Bread
Yield: Makes one 23 x 13 x 7 cm loaf, about 16 slices
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest; 85 g unsalted butter, melted; 2 tablespoons lemon juice, strained before measuring; 72 teaspoon salt; 45 g unsweetened desiccated coconut; 2 medium eggs; 120 ml full fat milk; 260 g flour; 140 g sugar; 2½ teaspoons baking powder

Preparation info

Makes
one
23 x 13 x 7 cm loaf, about 16 slices

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Bake!

By Nick Malgieri

Published 2010

About

Unsweetened desiccated coconut imparts both sweetness and richness to this easy tea bread. If you can only find sweetened coconut, reduce the sugar in the recipe by 2 tablespoons and pulse the coconut in the food processor to make it finer.

Ingredients

260 g flour
140 g sugar
2½ teaspoons

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Method

Set a rack in the centre of the oven and preheat to 180°C/gas mark 4.
In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and coconut.
In another bowl, whisk the eggs to break them up, then whisk in the milk, butter, lemon ju