Bajan Sweet BreadSpiced Coconut Loaf

Name: Bajan Sweet Bread (Spiced Coconut Loaf)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Barbados
Ingredients: 500 g All-Purpose Flour; 10 g Baking Powder; 200 g Brown Sugar; 120 g Unsalted Butter (softened); 2 pcs Egg; 200 ml Whole Milk; 120 g Raisin; 120 g Desiccated Coconut; 5 ml Vanilla Extract; 2 g Cinnamon Powder; 2 g Nutmeg Powder; 5 g Orange Zest; 4 g Salt

Bajan sweet bread is a spiced coconut quick bread, commonly enriched with dried fruit and baked until deeply golden. This version is moist and sliceable, with coconut throughout the loaf.

Prep

20m

Cook

1h 5m

Serves

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Estimated

Nutrition

Per serving

492kcal

Calories

Protein

20g

Fat

72g

Carbs

Estimated per serving from the base recipe. Actual nutrition may vary.

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Ingredients

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500g
All-Purpose Flour
10g
Baking Powder
200g
Brown Sugar
120g
Unsalted Butter (softened)
2pcs
Egg
200ml
Whole Milk
120g
Raisin
120g
Desiccated Coconut
5ml
Vanilla Extract
2g
Cinnamon Powder
2g
Nutmeg Powder
5g
Orange Zest
4g
Salt

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Method

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9 steps

01
Heat the oven to 170°C (340°F) and grease a loaf pan.
02
In one bowl, mix the all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon powder, and nutmeg powder.
03
In another bowl, cream the unsalted butter and brown sugar until light, then beat in the eggs.
04
Stir in the vanilla extract and orange zest.
05
Fold the dry mixture into the butter mixture alternately with the whole milk to make a thick batter.
06
Fold in the raisins and desiccated coconut.
07
Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and smooth the top.
08
Bake until the loaf is browned and a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
09
Let the bread cool before slicing.

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