Coconut Bread Recipes

COCONUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and mist a loaf pan with non-stick spray.
• Place the flour, coconut, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl and stir to combine.
• Place the coconut milk, melted butter, egg, and extracts in a large liquid measuring cup, and whisk to combine.
• Pour the liquid ingredients into the dry, and fold together just until combined.
• Transfer the batter to the prepared pan, and bake for 55 to 65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the thickest part of the bread comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
• Cool for 20 minutes in the pan, then invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.
• Lightly toast the coconut flakes in a dry pan over medium heat, until just beginning to turn brown. Set aside.
• Place the powdered sugar in a medium bowl and add the coconut milk and coconut extract.
• Stir together until smooth, then drizzle over the coconut bread and top with toasted coconut flakes.

COCONUT FLOUR BREAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F. Line an 8-by-4-inch loaf pan with parchment paper.
• Use a medium bowl, mix together all the wet ingredients, eggs, coconut oil, and honey (if using).
• In a separate bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients, coconut flour, arrowroot starch, salt, and baking powder.
• Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and whisk until the batter is lump-free.
• Pour the batter into the loaf pan and allow the batter to sit for 5 minutes. This helps the coconut flour absorb all of the liquid.
• Bake for 30-40 minutes, until the top is golden brown, until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out dry.
• Allow the bread to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove from the pan and let cool completely on a cooling rack before slicing for at least an hour.
• Store the bread in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days, or slice the bread and store it in the freezer for up to 3 months.
• To unthaw frozen bread slices, remove the slices from the freezer and either leave them in a container in the fridge and they will be unthawed within a few hours or microwave at intervals of 30 seconds until thawed.

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.

COCONUT BREAD II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, beat together sugar and vegetable oil. Beat in eggs and coconut extract. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Stir flour mixture into egg mixture alternately with buttermilk and coconut.
• Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean.

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.

COCONUT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Stir in coconut., Pour into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 1 hour. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

COCONUT BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the sugar, oil, eggs and extract. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk, stirring just until moistened. Fold in coconut and walnuts. , Pour into two greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Bake at 325° for 60-65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pans before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

TROPICAL COCONUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Grease and flour two 9 1/2" x 5 1/2" loaf pans.
• Do not use a mixer with this recipe.
• Use a spoon or spatula and stir by hand.
• In medium mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; mix well.
• In large mixing bowl, combine sugar, oil, beaten eggs, and coconut extract; mix well.
• Alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk to sugar mixture and stir only until moist.
• Stir in shredded coconut.
• Pour batter into the two prepared loaf pans, place on middle rack and bake for 1 hour.

COCONUT FLOUR BREAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 375° F. Prep a 8x4-inch loaf pan by greasing it with oil or by lining it with parchment paper.
• One easy way to whip up the batter is by simply combining all ingredients in a blender. Pulse or blend on low speed until everything is fully combined. It will be easier for your blender, if you add the wet ingredients first.
• If not using a blender, add all wet ingredients (eggs, oil, milk, optional honey) to a large bowl and whisk until they are well combined.
• Next, add the dry ingredients (coconut flour, ground flax, arrowroot powder, baking powder, salt) to bowl. Then stir them onto the wet ingredients until no more pockets of dry mix remain.
• Optionally: Separate the eggs and whip the egg whites until stiff. Proceed preparing the batter as usual otherwise. Then gently fold in the stiff egg whites as final step. (This makes for a lighter, fluffy coconut flour bread)
• Fill the batter into the prepared loaf pan and sprinkle sesame seeds and a little ground flax over the top. Bake the Coconut Flour Bread for about 25-30 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Let the bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then move to a wire rack to cool fully.
• Store refrigerated for up to 1 week. Lightly toasting the bread slices is highly recommended.

COCONUT BREAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir & set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the sugar, butter, eggs, coconut milk, and vanilla. Whisk well until combined.
• Stir in the dry ingredients.
• Fold in the coconut.
• Transfer to a greased loaf pan.
• Bake 45-55 minutes or until the toothpick test is clean.
• Let the bread cool on a wire rack in the pan until it reaches room temperature before adding the glaze and removing it from the pan.
• Whisk together the confectioner's sugar and milk, starting with just 1 tbsp and increasing up to 2 tbsp - until you reach your desired consistency. Some like it thin enough to soak in and others like it thicker like frosting.
• Pour or spread the mixture on top of the cooled bread.
• Sprinkle with toasted coconut before slicing and serving.

PINEAPPLE COCONUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees and spray a loaf pan with baking spray.
• Spread coconut on a baking sheet and bake for 6 to 10 minutes shaking the tray occasionally.
• In your stand mixer add the butter and sugar and cream on high speed until light and fluffy for 1-2 minutes.
• Add the flour, baking soda, and salt into a bowl and whisk together until well mixed.
• Add eggs, one at a time until fully combined then add in the flour mixture and the sour cream alternating in batches (1/3 of the amount each time).
• Gently add in the pineapple and 1 cup of the coconut flakes with a spatula.
• Add the batter to the loaf pan then sprinkle the top with the remaining coconut.
• Bake for 65 to 70 minutes or until the cake is cooked through (test with a toothpick).

COCONUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Add the egg and vanilla and mix. Add the milk and coconut and mix until well combined. Put in a small greased loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour, or until the bread is springy to touch. Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Turn the bread out onto a wire rack to cool before slicing.

COCONUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour a 9- by 5- by 3-inch loaf pan, knocking out excess flour.
• Toast and grind coconut:
• Spread 3 cups coconut in a large shallow baking pan (1 inch deep) and toast in middle of oven, stirring occasionally, until evenly golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. (Watch flakes carefully; edges burn quickly.) Cool completely in pan on a rack, about 15 minutes, then grind in a food processor to a coarse meal, about 40 seconds (you will have about 1 1/4 cups). Leave oven on.
• Make batter:
• Stir together self-rising flour, ground coconut, and remaining cup (untoasted) coconut in a large bowl. Beat together butter and sugar in another bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until pale and creamy, 1 to 2 minutes. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Whisk 1 cup water into flour mixture, then add egg mixture, whisking just until well blended.
• Bake bread:
• Pour batter into loaf pan, smoothing top with a spatula, and bake in middle of oven until a wooden skewer inserted in center comes out clean and top is evenly brown, 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes. Cool bread to warm in pan on a rack, 10 to 15 minutes, then turn out of pan and set right side up on rack to cool completely, about 2 hours more. Cut into 1-inch-thick slices.

BAJAN COCONUT BREAD

Steps:

• Using an icepick, pierce the three soft spots on the coconut. Drain the liquid and store in the refrigerator. Break the coconut into chunks and grate the flesh into a small bowl. You need at least 1 cup; more is even better.
• Heat the oven to 325 degrees. Grease a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan.
• In a small bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, salt and coconut flakes.
• In a large bowl of an electric mixer, cream 1/2 cup of the sugar with the butter until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, then the vanilla.
• Measure out 1/4 cup of the coconut milk and combine it with the milk. Add the liquids to the egg mixture, alternating with the dry ingredients and stirring just until all the ingredients are blended. Spread into the prepared pan.
• Sprinkle the teaspoon of sugar over the dough and bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a rack before slicing.