Bajan Sweet Bread

Name: Bajan Sweet Bread
Prep time: 22 min
Cook time: 79 min
Total time: 101 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 2½ cups Coconut; ½ cup Melted Butter; 4 cups Flour; 1 tablespoon Shortening; 1 tablespoon Baking Powder; 1 tsp Salt; ¾ cup Sugar; 1 cup Raisins; 1 beaten Egg; 1¼ cup Evaporated Milk; 1 tsp Almond Essence

101 min · Serves 6 · By TheMealDB Import

Side
Lunch

Side

Adapted from totallybarbados.com

Ingredients

For 6 servings

2½ cupsCoconut
½ cupMelted Butter
4 cupsFlour
1 tablespoonShortening
1 tablespoonBaking Powder
1 tspSalt
¾ cupSugar
1 cupRaisins
1 beatenEgg
1¼ cupEvaporated Milk
1 tspAlmond Essence

Method

Prep 22 min · Cook 79 min

1Add all the flour, baking powder, and salt to a large mixing bowl.
2Melt the butter in a saucepan.
3Mix the coconut and most of the sugar in another bowl – leave some back to cover the loaves later, raisins, egg, milk, almond essence, vanilla essence, and melted butter.
4Mix well until you have a creamy paste.
5Add this to the bowl with the flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix until you form a stiff dough.
6Now divide the mixture between the baking tins.
7Now boil the water.
8Mix two tablespoons of sugar with some hot water and brush the top of each loaf.
9Bake in the center of the oven for 1 hour.
10Leave to cool in tins before serving; slice and serve with a fresh pot of tea.