Bajan Sweet Bread
HB-0136 · Hand-built original
SideVegetarian
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
Serving count not stated for this recipe, so quantities are shown as written.
Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 1/2 cups grated coconut, fresh or desiccated
- 1 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup melted butter, plus 1 tablespoon shortening, melted
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 1/4 cups evaporated milk
- 1 teaspoon almond essence
- Extra sugar and a little butter, for the top
Method
- Heat the oven to 350°F. Grease and line a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan, or grease a large loaf tin.
- Mix the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar in a large bowl. Stir in the grated coconut and raisins.
- Whisk the beaten egg, evaporated milk, and almond essence together, then stir in the melted butter and shortening.
- Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and mix just until a stiff dough forms. Do not overwork it.
- Spoon the dough into the prepared pan and smooth the top. If you like, mark a cross or a shallow slit down the centre, sprinkle with a little sugar, and dot with butter.
- Bake for 55 to 65 minutes, until deep golden and a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
- Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then turn out and cool on a rack. Slice thickly and serve plain or buttered.
Nutrition not computed — no serving count in the source recipe (per-serving values cannot be derived without one).