Coconut Bread

Name: Coconut Bread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Saint Lucia
Ingredients: 450 g All-Purpose Flour; 12 g Baking Powder; 6 g Salt; 20 g White Sugar; 80 g Desiccated Coconut; 60 g Unsalted Butter (cold); 300 ml Coconut Milk; 50 ml Water; 1 pcs Egg (beaten)

Saint Lucian coconut bread is a lightly sweet yeast loaf enriched with grated coconut, milk, butter, and warm spice. Cool the loaf before slicing so the crumb sets.

Prep

20m

Cook

35m

Serves

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Estimated

Nutrition

Per serving

433kcal

Calories

Protein

23g

Fat

50g

Carbs

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

Before you start

Ingredients

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Dough

450g
All-Purpose Flour
12g
Baking Powder
6g
Salt
20g
White Sugar
80g
Desiccated Coconut
60g
Unsalted Butter (cold)
300ml
Coconut Milk
50ml
Water

Glaze

1pcs
Egg (beaten)

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Method

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8 steps

01
Heat the oven to 190°C (375°F) and line or lightly grease a baking tray.
02
Mix the all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, white sugar, and desiccated coconut in a large bowl.
03
Rub the unsalted butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs.
04
Pour in the coconut milk and water and mix just until a soft dough forms.
05
Shape the dough into a round loaf and place it on the prepared tray.
06
Brush the top with the beaten egg.
07
Bake at 190°C (375°F) until the loaf is golden brown and sounds hollow when tapped, about 30 to 35 minutes.
08
Cool the bread on a rack for at least 15 minutes before slicing.

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