Coconut bread with lemon glaze🤤🤤

welma
welma @welma123

Am obsessed with coconut: coconut rice, cake, mahamri, dengu, beans, mbaazi, used in sauces etc. Clearly it is very versatile.I love how it enhances the flavors and immaculate bites has been sharing severals recipes that are easy to follow and implement. I shared the recipe for coconut cake and here is one for bread 🤤

Coconut bread with lemon glaze🤤🤤

Am obsessed with coconut: coconut rice, cake, mahamri, dengu, beans, mbaazi, used in sauces etc. Clearly it is very versatile.I love how it enhances the flavors and immaculate bites has been sharing severals recipes that are easy to follow and implement. I shared the recipe for coconut cake and here is one for bread 🤤

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Ingredients

6-8 slices
  1. 3/4 cupshredded unsweetened coconut
  2. 3large eggs
  3. 3/4 cupcoconut milk
  4. 1 tablespoonfresh lime juice and zest
  5. 1 teaspooncoconut extract or vanilla extract
  6. 2 cupsall-purpose flour
  7. 2 teaspoonsbaking powder
  8. 1/2 teaspoonsalt
  9. 4 ounceunsalted butter, melted and cooled
  10. 3/4 cupgranulated sugar
  11. For the Glaze
  12. 1/4 cup sifted powdered sugar
  13. 1 teaspoon lime juice
  14. 1 teaspoonwater or more for desired consistency

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 160C degrees. Grease a loaf pan with baking spray and set aside.

  2. 2

    Bake coconut flakes (grated coconut)in the oven for about 10 minutes until some parts turn brown. Be careful when browning coconut; they brown fairly quickly. Let it cool. This can be done a day ahead.

  3. 3

    Gather all your ingredients

  4. 4

    In a medium size bowl whisk together eggs, coconut milk, lime juice, melted butter and vanilla extract.

  5. 5

    While in a large bowl, whisk together, flour, baking powder, salt, butter sugar and grated lime zest.

  6. 6

    Add wet ingredients to the whisked flour mixture a little at a time until fully combined.

  7. 7

    Stir in shredded coconut, scrape down sides.

  8. 8

    Pour batter into loaf pan, place on middle rack and bake for 50 -60 minutes.

  9. 9

    Remove and let it cool completely before using glaze.

  10. 10

    For the glaze, In a small pan, combine confectioners sugar and lemon juice; adjust with a teaspoon or more water as need to achieve desired consistency. Gently whisk until mixture is smooth, you may use a fork for this too!

  11. 11

    Adjust consistency of glaze as desired. It should be pourable and thick.
    Spoon the glaze over the top of the cake, letting it drizzle down the sides.

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Comments (3)

Jasper Mwenda
Jasper Mwenda @Jasper
@welma123 I can relate your obsession for coconut but lets talk about this bread 😋 👏🏼 👌🏽 💯 😋. that is making me salivate as i type! It's incredible, looks so delicious! You are such a vibe and whenever i visit your account i never leaves the same, you are such an inspiration!

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