Coconut Brunch 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 BRUNCH BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Beat in a large bowl. eggs, sugar, oil, and coconut extract.
• 2. Mix dry ingredients.
• 3. Add dry ingredients to egg mixture alternating with the buttermilk, coconut, and nuts.
• 4. Spoon into 3 large loaf pans or 1 10" tube pan. Bake at 350 degrees. Bake loaf pans for 60 minutes checking after 50 minutes. Bake tube pan for 1 1/2 hours.
• 5. While bread is baking combine sugar, water and margarine in a small saucepan. Boil for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add the coconut flavoring.
• 6. Remove warm breads from pan. Place back in pans and pour hot syrup over the top of the warm cake. Let stand for 4 hours. Remove from pans.
• 7. Note: I make these in small loaf pans at Christmas time and give as gifts. Bake small pans for 25-30 minutes.

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 BRUNCH BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Beat the eggs in large mixing bowl. Add sugar, oil and coconut flavoring and blend well. Sift together flour, soda, powder and salt. Add this to the egg mixture, alternating with buttermilk. Fold in flaked coconut and walnuts.
• 2. Pour into greased and floured 10 inch bundt pan. 325 for 1 1/2 hours. Test
• 3. After the cake comes out of the oven and while still in the bundt pan, combine the sugar, water and butter. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove the topping from the heat and add 1 teaspoon of coconut flavoring. Pour immediately over the warm bread and let stand 4 hours before removing from the pan