Bajan Sweet Bread (Barbados)
"A sweet coconut bread with a light almond flavor and little bits of dried fruit. Eat a slice as a snack, dessert, or as toast for breakfast. The bread is a little crumbly (like banana bread,) and absolutely delicious! from caribbeanchoice.com"
photo by 8162pako70
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Yields:
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2 loaves
ingredients
- 3⁄4 cup brown sugar
- 1⁄3 cup shortening (or coconut oil)
- 1⁄3 cup butter
- 2 cups flour
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 1⁄4 cups grated coconut
- 1⁄4 cup raisins, chopped
- 1⁄4 cup dried cherries, chopped
- 1 tablespoon grated nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon almond extract
- 1 1⁄3 cups evaporated milk
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon butter (for pan)
- 2 tablespoons turbinado sugar
directions
- Preheat the oven to 350*F and lightly grease a bread pan. The original recipe calls for 2 bread pans, but the bread doesn't rise at all so it bakes nicely in one pan.
- In a mixer cream together the brown sugar, shortening and butter.
- Add flour, salt, grated coconut, raisins, cherries, nutmeg and mix well.
- Stir in almond extract, evaporated milk, and water, until a firm dough is formed. (You may need to add additional water.).
- Split the dough evenly between the two pans, and use a knife to cut a diagonal criss-cross pattern on the top of each loaf. Sprinkle 1 tbsp turbinado sugar over the top of each loaf.
- Bake for about 1 hour, until a skewer inserted into the center of the loaves comes out clean (Or a digital thermometer reads 190*F.) Cool completely in the pans before removing.
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Reviews
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I followed the instructions to the letter and it was spot on!! Thank you very much! It was very tasty, OMG! -
Great flavor..requires more flour..I used 5 cups of flour and 1 full cup of sugar... other wise.. really good -
The main ingredients are great but the recipe as is comes out too soft (almost mushy) and requires more flour. Sweet bread should be on the tougher side. I also added a bit of baking powder which turned out nice.
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A slice of this with our afternoon tea was delightful. Very good flavor. I will make this again. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Tweaks
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I made the Bajan coconut sweet bread, it's a great receipt
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I did not Tweak but I did bake in one pan, not two.
