Coconut Bread

Name: Coconut Bread
Yield: Makes 2 Loaves
Ingredients: Sugar for dusting; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 2 cups finely grated fresh or frozen unsweetened coconut; 1 teaspoon coarse salt; 1 cup sugar; 1 tablespoon baking powder; ½ cup coconut water; 1 teaspoon mixed essence or vanilla extract; ⅓ cup raisins (optional); 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, melted and cooled; 1 large egg, lightly beaten; ½ cup evaporated milk; ½ teaspoon coconut extract

Preparation info

Makes
2
Loaves

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Sweet Hands

By Ramin Ganeshram

Published 2018

About

This bread is commonly eaten for breakfast or as a snack with tea. It can be compared to banana or carrot bread in its consistency and sweetness because it is a “quick bread,” but in Trinidad it is an everyday bread and not a special treat.

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 cup

Snack
Vegetarian
Bread
Breakfast

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F, and grease and flour two 9 × 5-inch loaf pans.
Sift together the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt, and stir in the coconut and raisins, if using.
In a separate bowl, combine the butter, egg, evaporated milk, cocon