Lemon Coconut Bread
yummy recipe at Baking Bites
Posted by KMOM14
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I found the yummy recipe at Baking Bites. She notes that the recipe is based on one of her favorite quickbread, which is a recipe for Coconut Bread from bills, Bill Granger’s restaurant in Sydney, Australia to which she spiced up with lemon juice and zest. I think the flavor and texture are somewhere between a quick bread and a pound cake and would go great with morning or afternoon tea.
It is great on its own, but my son doesn't like coconut so also I tried doctoring with some purchased vanilla whipped frosting - it was a little too sweet for me like this, but if you have a sweet tooth you might try serving it with frosting or drizzling with a powered sugar/water glaze.
I varied my recipe only slightly from the original.
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You Will Need (10 things)
- 2 ½ cup all purpose Flour
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- ½ tsp Salt
- 2 large Egg(s)
- ¾ cup 2% Milk
- Juice of one Lemon and grated rind for the lemon for the lemon zest
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 cup Sugar
- 2 cup shredded Coconut (sweetened or unsweetened - I used 1 7 oz bag unsweetened)
- 3/10 cup butter or Margarine , melted
Steps (5 steps, 60 minutes)
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1
Preheat oven to 350F.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in sugar and coconut.
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2
In a medium bowl or a large measuring cup, whisk together eggs, milk, lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla.
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3
Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in egg mixture. Stir until just combined and only a few streaks of flour remain. Add in melted butter and stir until just smooth, being
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4
Spray a baking pan with non-stick coating
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5
Pour into prepared loaf pan and bake for 55 minutes (I used a smaller pan than recommended and it is new), or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Turn loaf out onto a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.