Coconut Bread

This bread is soft, light, and fluffy and tastes so delicious and coconutty. One food you’ll always find in my home is bread. I love it in any shape or form and this is one of my best recipes.

INGREDIENTS

• Lukewarm water – 1/3 cup
• Yeast – 1 tablespoon
• Sugar – 1/3 cup – Use more or less
• Egg – 1
• Melted butter – 1/3 cup
• Desiccated coconut – 1/2 cup
• Coconut milk – 1 cup
• All-purpose flour or bread flour – 3 & 1/2 cups + 2 tablespoons
• Salt – 2 teaspoons

TOPPING

• Egg – 1
• Desiccated coconut – 2 tablespoons

PROCEDURE

Step 1

Pour the lukewarm water into your mixing bowl.

Step 2

Add the yeast, 1 teaspoon of sugar, and mix to combine. Let the yeast bloom for about 10 minutes.

Step 3

Add the melted butter, egg, coconut milk, desiccated coconut, flour and salt.

Step 4

Mix to combine.

Step 5

Knead the dough for about 8 to 10 minutes or until it’s smooth.

Step 6

You’ll have a soft and stretchy dough.

Step 7

Transfer dough into an oiled bowl and rub the top with about 2 teaspoons of oil. Cover with a kitchen towel and place in a warm spot until it doubles in size. About 1 hour 30 minutes.

Step 8

Grease your loaf pan with some butter or oil and set aside.

Step 9

Flour your work surface and tip your risen dough unto it.

Step 10

Divide dough into 4 and shape into loaves.

Step 11

Place in the buttered pan, cover with a kitchen napkin and place in a warm spot until it doubles in size.

Step 12

… 1 hour later.

Step 13

Crack an egg into a bowl and give it a whisk. Brush the top of the bread with the egg wash.

Step 14

Sprinkle on the 2 tablespoons of the desiccated coconut. Bake in a preheated 350 degrees oven for 30 minutes.

Step 15

Take the bread out of the oven and remove it from the pan. Allow it to cool and enjoy!

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Enjoy!