Coconut Bread Guyana Caribbean Food

COCONUT BREAD (GUYANA -- CARIBBEAN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F & grease two 9-inch loaf pans.
• In a small bowl, add dried fruit & 1/4 cup of the 4 cups of flour, then strain flour into a large bowl, leaving the dried fruit coated with a bit of flour. Set the dried fruit aside.
• In that same large bowl, add the rest of the flour then whisk together the flour, baking powder & salt, before adding the sugar, beaten egg, milk, melted margarine, vanilla extract & coconut milk, whisking to combine well.
• Stir in the grated coconut & dried fruit, blending well. If necessary, knead briefly on a floured surface.
• Cut dough in half & shape each half into loaves, & placing them in the prepared loaf pans.
• Bake for 50-55 minutes or until golden brown.

GUYANESE COCONUT BUNS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add butter, and cut in using a pastry blender or a fork until the mixture resembles fine crumbs. In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, and pour in the wet ingredients. Add coconut, and mix just enough to blend. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.

COCONUT BREAD

Steps:

• Put coconut, sugar, yeast and water into a small non-reactive bowl and stir briefly.
• Set aside until mixture is swollen and bubbly, about 15 minutes.
• Mix flour and salt together in a large bowl.
• Add yeast mixture, coconut milk and butter; using your hands or a wooden spoon, stir until well combined.
• Turn dough out onto a well-floured surface and knead, dusting with more flour as necessary, until soft and elastic, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Form dough into a ball, dust generously all over with flour and transfer to a clean large bowl.
• Cover bowl with a kitchen towel and set aside in a warm spot to let rise until doubled in size, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Divide dough into 8 pieces and roll each into a ball.
• Arrange balls of dough on a large greased baking sheet, spacing them 3 to 4 inches apart.
• Set aside in a warm spot, uncovered, to let rise until doubled in size again, about 45 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Bake bread until deep golden brown and cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes. Serve warm or set aside to let cool to room temperature.

CARIBBEAN COCONUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a loaf pan with butter.
• Combine flour, sugar, coconut, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl; stir once or twice with a wooden spoon. Add eggs, milk, water, oil, coconut extract, vanilla extract, and cinnamon. Mix well until batter is blended.
• Pour batter into the greased loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes. Invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.