Coconut Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, or
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour (plus coconut flour)
• 3/4 cup coconut flour
• 1/4 teaspoon table salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 -2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 5 ounces sweetened flaked coconut (about 1 1/2 cups)
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted (or melted and browned, if desired)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees. in a small bowl, whisk together eggs, milk and vanilla.
• 2 in a medium bowl, sift together flour, salt, baking powder and cinnamon. add sugar and coconut, and stir to mix. make a well in the center, and pour in egg mixture, then stir wet and dry ingredients together until just combined. add butter, and stir until just smooth — be careful not to overmix.
• 3 butter and flour a 9×5-inch loaf pan, or coat it with a nonstick spray. spread batter in pan and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, anywhere from 1 to 1 1/4 hours. cool in pan five minutes, before turning out onto a cooling rack.