Description
Try this moist, fragrant coconut bread—perfect for breakfast or dessert!
Ingredients
– All-purpose flour – 2 cups 🌾
– Sugar – 1 cup 🍚
– Baking powder – 2 tsp 🧂
– Salt – 1/2 tsp 🧂
– Unsweetened shredded coconut – 1 1/2 cups 🥥
– Eggs – 2 large 🥚
– Milk – 1 cup 🥛
– Vegetable oil – 1/2 cup 🫒
– Melted butter – 1/4 cup 🧈
– Vanilla extract – 1 tsp 🍶
– Optional powdered sugar for dusting – 2 tbsp 🍬
Instructions
1 Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
2 In a large bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and shredded coconut.
3 In a separate bowl beat the eggs, milk, vegetable oil, melted butter, and vanilla until combined.
4 Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until just combined; avoid overmixing.
5 Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top.
6 Bake for 50–55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
7 Let the bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
8 Dust with powdered sugar before slicing and serving, if desired.