Coconut Loaf

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons dried yeast
• 1 tablespoon caster sugar
• 1/2 cup milk, warmed
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon coconut essence
• 2 3/4 cups plain flour
• 1 1/4 cups desiccated coconut
• 1/2 cup caster sugar, extra
• 1/2 cup soft butter

Recipe

• 1 grease a 5x8 inch loaf pan.
• 2 combine the warm milk and sugar in a bowl, stir in the yeast and allow to prove in a warm place for approximately 15 minutes, the yeast shouls have gone all bubbly.
• 3 add the eggs and ethe coconut essence.
• 4 mix the flour, desicated coconut and the rest of the sugar in large bowl.
• 5 stir in yeast mixture until you have a firm dough.
• 6 turn out onto a floured surface and knead for 5 minutes.
• 7 place back into a bowl, cover and allow to rise in a warm place for about 1 hour or until dough is doubled in size.
• 8 punch down the dough and knead until smooth. bit by bit knead in small pieces of the soft butter.
• 9 place dough into the greased loaf pan, cover and stand in warm place about 40 minutes or until doubled in size.
• 10 bake in a preheated oven at 200°c/400°f/gas6 for 20 minutes.
• 11 reduce heat to 180°c/350°f/gas4 and bake for a further 40 minutes.
• 12 you might need to cover the loaf with foil if it begins to get to brown.
• 13 remove from oven and allow to stand for 5 minutes, then turn onto a wire rack to cool. if you want you can dust it with icing sugar just before serving.