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Bajan Sweet Bread

Name: Bajan Sweet Bread
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups Coconut; 1/2 cup Melted Butter; 4 cups Flour; 1 tablespoon Shortening; 1 tablespoon Baking Powder; 1 tsp Salt; 3/4 cup Sugar; 1 cup Raisins; 1 beaten Egg; 1 1/4 cup Evaporated Milk; 1 tsp Almond Essence

Servings

Ingredients

Coconut2 ½ cups
Melted Butter½ cup
Flour4 cups
Shortening1 tablespoon
Baking Powder1 tablespoon
Salt1 tsp
Sugar¾ cup
Raisins1 cup
Egg1 beaten
Evaporated Milk1 ¼ cup
Almond Essence1 tsp

Original recipe serves about 4.

Method

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

Recipe source: TheMealDB